Primary Department: Juvenile Probation
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Henry Gonzales
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Award
Project ID (if applicable): GRIP_GY26
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas Office of the Governor/Criminal Justice Division
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
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Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): 0%
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item.
An exemption is requested by department due to grant reduction each year by Office of the Governor
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Juvenile Probation for approval to accept from the Texas Office of the Governor/Criminal Justice Division, grant funds in the amount of $92,244.68, with no required match, for the FY26 Gang Recidivism Intervention Program (GRIP) Specialty Courts Grant Program, with an indirect cost exemption request due the grant being reduced by the grantor each year.
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Background and Discussion:
The Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (HCJPD) has received grant funding for the GRIP Juvenile Specialty Court Program on an annual basis for several years. This grant funding pays for services that the participants receive while under specialty court supervision.
This specialty court is a registered specialty court in the State of Texas Specialty Court Registry (#281). Specialty Court Project grants support specialty courts as defined in Chapter 121 of the Texas Government Code.
Expected Impact:
The participants of the GRIP Juvenile Specialty Court are able to benefit from additional services such as GPS monitoring, on-line probation and court ordered classes that encompass a wide range of topics that include but are not limited to anger management, decision making, life and parenting skills, drug and alcohol education, and interventions for criminal thinking, as well as therapeutic services and training for GRIP staff as a result of being a recipient of these grant funds.
Alternative Options:
The items requested in the grant budget for the GRIP Specialty Court Program would be paid out of the general fund budget it the grant funds were not awarded to HCJPD.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
County Strategic Plan Objective: B: Reduce criminal legal system exposure that does not advance public safety.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): B3: Increase school-based juvenile justice diversion and other interventions.
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Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: 1/8/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Kelly Barron, Special Projects Coordinator, Juvenile Probation Department
Attachments (if applicable): Statement of Grant Award, Responsibility Memo, Notice of Funding Opportunity, Grant Budget Template, Request for Simultaneous Submission of Grant Award and Revenue Certification