Department: County Administration
Department Head/Elected Official: David Berry, County Administrator
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Achievement (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of County Administration for approval to accept from the U.S. Department of the Treasury grant funds in the amount of $8,619,210, with no required match, for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program-Supplemental.
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Background and Discussion: The U.S. Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance Program was established via the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. Jurisdictions were required to meet specific performance targets by September 2021. Those unable to meet targets or who chose to voluntarily relinquish a portion of their award returned funds to Treasury. Harris County met performance targets and was therefore eligible to receive reallocation of funds from other jurisdictions. We applied for reallocation in November 2021, were informed of the award in December 2021, and received funds on February 25, 2022
Expected Impact: Eviction prevention for approximately 2,000 families.
Alternative Options: Return funding to US Treasury.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
X Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
Date
Agenda Item #
Action Taken
11/30/2021
21-6578
Transmittal of application for supplemental rental assistance funds submitted on 11/17/2021.
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
Fiscal and Personnel Summary
Service Name
Housing Stability Services
SFY 22
FY 23
Next 3 FYs
Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in th...
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