Primary Department: Sheriff
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Ed Gonzalez, Sheriff
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): GY23_PSGP
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): The Federal Emergency Management Agency
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
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): Commissioners Court Office
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Sheriff’s Office for approval to provide the required match in the amount of $3,840, for FY23 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) from existing resources.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit’s FY2023 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) - IJ2 award included a training course that was exempt from the required 25% match. However, since this course is no longer offered, the Marine Unit submitted a budget adjustment on April 22, 2025, to reallocate the funds from this training toward additional equipment items. The new equipment line items are subject to the 25% match requirement, resulting in a match of $3,840. As a result, HCSO is now seeking approval to provide the $3,840 match from existing resources.
Expected Impact:
This grant will provide funding to complete the program priorities that will buy down risks associated with
PSGP Homeland Security guidelines.
Alternative Options:
Not identifying funding for the 25% match for this grant would cause the Sheriff’s Office to forfeit the opportunity to receive $11,520 in federal funding.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
County Strategic Plan Objective: A: Reduce violent crime across the County.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): Choose an item.
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.
Health Initiative (Goal 4): Choose an item.
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): Choose an item.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.
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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12/19/23 |
312 |
IJ2 Grant Award Acceptance |
Location:
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
FY2023 Port Security Grant Program - Special Enforcement Bureau |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Total Existing Budget |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
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Total Funding Sources |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only) |
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No. of Grant Years |
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Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Other |
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$3,840 |
$3,840.00 |
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Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item. |
$ |
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$ |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
$ |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
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Additional Positions Request |
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Total Personnel |
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Anticipated Court Date: 11/13/2025
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: Jacqueline Hernandez, Grant Analyst, Sheriff’s Office
Attachments (if applicable): Approved budget modification and HCSO COC support letter