Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 2024-007j; 2024-007k/2025-007C; 2025-007D; 2025-007E; 2025-007F; 2025-007G; 2025-007H; 2025-007I
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Family Endeavors, Inc.; SEARCH Homeless Services; Beacon of Downtown Houston; Covenant House Texas; HTX H.O.P.E. Haven; The Salvation Army; The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc.; and Houston Area Women’s Center
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of eight (8) amendments to agreements funded by Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) funds to update the Scope of Services, budget, and Federal Award Identification Table with 1) Family Endeavors, Inc. for Endeavors Emergency Service Grant; 2) SEARCH Homeless Services for SEARCH Rapid Re-Housing; 3) Beacon of Downtown Houston for Shelter Operations; 4) Covenant House Texas for Street Outreach Program for Homeless Youth/Young Adults; 5) HTX H.O.P.E. Haven for Street Outreach; 6) The Salvation Army for Jones Family Residence - Emergency Shelter; 7) The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc. for Emergency Housing Project; and 8) Houston Area Women’s Center for Emergency Shelter for Survivors.
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Background and Discussion:
On September 18, 2025, Harris County Commissioners Court approved Master Agreements between
Harris County and:
• Family Endeavors, Inc./Endeavors Emergency Service Grant for the provision of rapid re-housing case management, housing search and placement, application fees and/or security/utility deposits, and medium-term rental assistance to eligible homeless households using $313,382 in PY2025 ESG funds;
• SEARCH Homeless Services/SEARCH Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) for the provision of rapid re-housing housing search and placement, housing stability case management, and financial assistance to eligible homeless persons using $232,303 in PY2025 ESG funds;
• Beacon of Downtown Houston/Shelter Operations for the provision of essential services such as meals, showers and laundry to eligible homeless individuals using $119,945 in PY2025 ESG funds;
• Covenant House Texas/Street Outreach Program for Homeless Youth/Young Adults for the provision of street outreach services to eligible homeless youth/young adults using $50,000 in PY2025 ESG funds;
• HTX H.O.P.E. Haven/Street Outreach for the provision of street outreach to eligible homeless persons using $165,906 in PY2025 ESG funds;
• The Salvation Army/Jones Family Residence - Emergency Shelter for the provision of emergency shelter and supportive services to eligible homeless persons using $105,244 in PY2025 ESG funds;
• The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc./Emergency Housing Project for the provision of shelter bed days to eligible homeless persons fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence and/or sexual assault using $68,601 in PY2025 ESG funds; and
• Houston Area Women’s Center/Emergency Shelter for Survivors for the provision of emergency shelter bed days to eligible homeless persons fleeing or attempting to flee domestic and/or sexual violence using $75,000 in PY2025 ESG funds.
On December 11, 2025, March 19, 2026, and April 16, 2026, Harris County Commissioners Court approved the First and Second Agreement Amendments to revise various provisions for the following ESG projects:
• Family Endeavors, Inc./Endeavors Emergency Service Grant;
• SEARCH Homeless Services/SEARCH Rapid Re-Housing (RRH);
• HTX H.O.P.E. Haven/Street Outreach; and
• The Salvation Army/Jones Family Residence - Emergency Shelter
The requested Agreement Amendments will replace PY2025 ESG funds with a total of $264,476.19 in unexpended PY2024 ESG funds for the following ESG projects:
• Covenant House Texas/Street Outreach Program - replace $17,630.13
• HTX H.O.P.E. Haven/Street Outreach - replace $88,629.79
• The Salvation Army/Jones Family Residence - replace $57,207.75
• The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc./Emergency Housing Project - replace $30,297.88
• Houston Area Women’s Center/Emergency Shelter for Survivors - replace $21,903.28
Additionally, the Beacon of Downtown Houston/Shelter Operations project budget will be increased by $78,364 in ESG funds ($48,807.37/PY2024 and $29,556.63 in PY2025 ESG funds).
Expected Impact:
There is no additional fiscal impact to the County. The $264,476.19 in PY2024 ESG funds consists of unexpended funding, and the $29,556.63 is available from HCD’s unallocated PY2025 ESG funds.
Alternative Options:
No alternative options.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 6. Help residents achieve housing stability.
County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): A3: Increase resources available to families exposed to domestic violence.
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): N/A
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A
Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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6/26/2025 |
25-3854 |
PY2025 Annual Action Plan Approval |
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9/18/2025 |
25-5671 |
ESG Master Agreements Approval |
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12/11/2025 |
25-7786 |
ESG First Amendments Approval |
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3/19/2026 |
26-2011 |
First Agreement Amendment Approval (The Salvation Army) |
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4/16/2026 |
26-2331 |
Second Agreement Amendment Approval (SEARCH Homeless Svcs |
Location:
Address (if applicable): Various Locations
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Homelessness Response |
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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
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Anticipated Court Date: 6/25/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 12/1/2025
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Natalie Garcia, Assistant Director of Stewardship & Performance, HCD and Elizabeth R. Winfrey, Director of Stewardship and Performance, HCD
Attachments (if applicable): Eight (8) ESG Agreement Amendments