Department: County Administration
Department Head/Elected Official: David Berry
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): pending
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): The Alliance for Multicultural Community Services
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (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 of an amendment to the rental assistance (ERA1) agreement with The Alliance to extend the term and provide $29,516 to continue case management services for the Houston-Harris County Emergency Rental Assistance Program, funded by reallocation of U.S. Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance funds from other jurisdictions.
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Background and Discussion:
In January 2021, the U.S. Treasury Department established the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program to provide funding to state and local governments to assist eligible renter households impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, funded via the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. Commissioners Court established the 2021 Houston-Harris County Emergency Rental Assistance Program on February 9, 2021, in collaboration with the City of Houston. The program administrators are BakerRipley, Catholic Charities, and The Alliance.
Commissioners Court approved the ERA1 contract with The Alliance in March 2022, which currently provides for application processing, rental assistance disbursement, and case management services through September 30, 2022. Case management services include outreach to tenants and landlords in eviction proceedings at the Justice of the Peace courts, application assistance, and resource referrals. In August 2022, the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury extended the grant term for ERA1 reallocated funds to December 29, 2022. This amendment will allow Th...
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