Legislation Details

File #: 25-5436    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Passed
File created: 8/18/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 8/26/2025 Final action: 8/26/2025
Title: Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to extend the grant end date to September 22, 2025 for the Community Health Workers for Public Health Response grant.

Primary Department: Public Health Services

Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton ─ Interim Executive Director

 

Secondary Department: N/A

Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Grant - Amendment

 

Project ID (if applicable): FY24_C19_CHW

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

 

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): 

Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable):

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

title

Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to extend the grant end date to September 22, 2025 for the Community Health Workers for Public Health Response grant.

end

 

Background and Discussion:

In compliance with the Court Order issued on June 17, 2025, in the case of Harris County, Texas et al vs. Kennedy, Notices of Award (NOAs) issued to the plaintiff jurisdictions on or after March 24, 2025, that instructed termination of certain COVID-19 funding and ceasing of activities under this award for reasons related to the end of the COVID-19 pandemic are officially rescinded. Activities and funding under this award (CDC CHW Grant Award # NU58DP006986 Community Health Workers for Public Health Response and Resilient) are no longer terminated. The CDC has sent a new NOA and the performance period under this award has also been extended from August 30, 2025 to September 22, 2025.

 

Expected Impact:

This will allow HCPH to continue utilizing funding that was part of this grant award through September 22, 2025 instead of August 30, 2025.

 

Alternative Options:

N/A

 

County Strategic Plan Goal: 4. Improve physical and mental health outcomes across all communities.

County Strategic Plan Objective: O: Increase access to quality health care, including preventive and behavioral health.

Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1):

Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2):

Economy Initiative (Goal 3):

Health Initiative (Goal 4): Choose an item.

Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5):

Housing Initiative (Goal 6):

 

Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

08/27/2024

13

Approval to accept grant and carryover funds

 

Location:

Address (if applicable): N/A

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

 

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

 

$

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

$

Total Existing Budget

$

$

$

$

Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

 

$

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Request

$

$

$

$

Total Funding Sources

$

$

$

$

Grants - Proposed Budget (To be filled out by Grants staff only)

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

No. of Grant Years

Local Match Source - Existing Budget:

$

$

$

 

Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request:

$

$

$

 

Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total)

$

$

$

 

Personnel(Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

 

Current Position Count for Service

-

-

-

-

Additional Positions Request

-

-

-

-

Total Personnel

-

-

-

-

 

Anticipated Court Date: August 26, 2025

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): August 26, 2025

 

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Disaster Recovery related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Rohish Lal, Director, Office of Communication, Education and Engagement, Public Health Services

 

Attachments (if applicable): Notice of Award