Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton - Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Transmittal
Project ID (if applicable): FY27_FP
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas Health and Human Services Commission
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): 5%
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Rate is not 0% and is listed above.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Transmittal by Public Health Services of a Notice to Proceed from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for grant funds in the amount of $413,926, with no required match, for the FY27 Women’s Health Family Planning Program.
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Background and Discussion:
The Women’s Health Family Planning Program continues to be a critical service for Harris County, particularly as shifting state policies and ongoing gaps in reproductive healthcare access place increased strain on local health systems. Building on the GY26 program structure and the County’s previous investments in reproductive healthcare access, GY27 expands efforts to address persistent disparities in preventative, preconception, and family planning services. During GY26, Harris County’s clinics experienced increased demand for contraception management, cancer screenings, and reproductive life planning, reflecting ongoing community need and the fallout from statewide limitations on reproductive services.
GY27 funding will allow Public Health Services to stabilize and strengthen service delivery by enhancing provider capacity, modernizing data systems, and expanding outreach strategies targeted to high need communities. The GY26 program identified challenges relate...
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