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 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 to accept from the U.S. Department of the Treasury grant funds in the amount of $1,326,429.89, with no required match, for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA2)-Supplemental.
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Background and Discussion:
The U.S. Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA2) was established via the American Recovery Plan Act of 2021. Jurisdictions were required to meet specific performance targets by April 2022. 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.
Harris County was awarded $1,354,965.23 in Round 1 of ERA2 reallocations. Harris County applied for the second round of ERA2 reallocated funds in 2022. We received notice of our Round 2 award of $1,326,429.89 on January 23rd, 2023, presented today for acceptance, and expect to receive notice of payment in a few weeks.
Expected Impact: Round 2 of ERA2 reallocated funds will provide eviction prevention for approximately 220 families.
Alternative Options: Return funding to U.S. Treasury
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
X_ Economic Opportunity
X_ Housing
X_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
|
Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
|
05/25/2021 |
21-2383 |
Approval to accept grant funds from the U.S. Department of the Treasury in the amount of $28,570,165.60 for the first installments of the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA2) Base and High Need programs. |
|
09/14/2021 |
21-4931 |
Approval to accept an additional award allocation from the U.S. Department of the Treasury in the amount of $42,855,248.40, with no required match, for the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA2) Program. |
|
08/02/22 |
22-4600 |
Approval to submit an application to the U.S. Department of the Treasury for additional grant funds in the amount of $24,000,000, with no required match, for the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA2) Program. |
|
10/25/2022 |
22-6921 |
Approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the U.S. Department of the Treasury for grant funds in the amount of $1,354,965.23, with no required match, for the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA2) Program |
|
10/25/2022 |
22-6920 |
Approval to apply to the U.S. Department of the Treasury for additional grant funds in the amount of $24,000,000 with no required match, for the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA2) Program |
Location:
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
Emergency Rental Assistance |
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FY 23 |
FY 24 |
Next 3 FYs |
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Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
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Labor Expenditures |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Non-Labor Expenditures |
$1,326,429.89 |
$ |
$ |
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Total Incremental Expenditures |
$1,326,429.89 |
$ |
$ |
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Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
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Existing Budget |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Current Budget |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Additional Budget Requested |
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Grant |
$1,326,429.89 |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Requested |
$1,326,429.89 |
$ |
$ |
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Total Funding Sources |
$1,326,429.89 |
$ |
$ |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
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Additional Positions Requested |
- |
- |
- |
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Total Personnel |
- |
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Anticipated Court Date: January 31st, 2023
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date):
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department:
Leah Barton, Managing Director Strategic Initiatives, Office of County Administration
Janet Gonzalez, Director of Budget and Performance, Office of Management and Budget
Attachments (if applicable): Conveyance, Court Order, ERA2 Round 1 Reallocation Award Notice