Primary Department: District Courts
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Eric Harris, Interim Court Administrator
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Application
Project ID (if applicable):
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Office of the Governor
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): 0
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item.
Grant is reduced annually.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the District Courts for approval to submit an application to the Office of the Governor/Criminal Justice Division for grant funds in the amount of $204,450.00, with no required match, for the FY2027 CPS Prevention and Rehabilitation Court with an indirect cost exemption due to the grant being reduced annually.
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Background and Discussion:
The Texas Office of the Governor's, Public Safety Office is soliciting applications for Specialty Court projects as defined in Chapters 121 through 130 of the Texas Government Code. The grant application is due on 2/12/26, and grant funds will be available commencing on 9/1/26 and expire on 8/31/27.
The grant funding will be used to continue supporting the Child Protective Services Prevention and Rehabilitation Court (hereby known as CPRC). This program is designed to serve children, parents and families involved in the child welfare system due to substance use as a contributing factor to child abuse and/or neglect. The goal of the program is to serve up to 15 families and 25 delinquent youth annually. Currently, there is no other operational specialty court in Harris County serving families, children or youth in either Temporary Managing Conservatorship (TMC), Permanent Managing ...
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