Harris County Commissioners Court
Request for Court Action
Department: Community Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Adrienne M. Holloway, Ph.D., Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
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Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): MWDBE Participation (if applicable):
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Community Services for approval of amendments to the Harris County 2020 and 2021 Annual Action Plans.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County Commissioners Court previously approved the Annual Action Plans (AAP). The Annual Action Plans, which are a consolidation of the Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) I and III, and Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds, were also subsequently approved by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Since HUD approval several changes have been made to projects reported in these documents; and additional CDBG and ESG funding has been made available to Harris County under the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136), authorized on March 27, 2020, for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following projects are being amended to include de-obligation and obligation of funding and require Commissioners Court approval.
Project C2020-031e: Harris County Community Services Department/Office of Social Services- Rapid Rehousing Housing Project (Countywide). Deobligate $124,843.03 in 2020 ESG Funds. Project complete. Total project funding, including previously awarded amounts, will be $397,995.97.
Project 2021-045: Harris County Single Family Affordable Housing Initiative Project (Countywide). Project scope: The Single Family Affordable Housing Project will expand the availability of single-family affordable housing units in Harris County by using CDBG funds t...
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