Department: Housing and Community Development
Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Bay Area Meals on Wheels; Baytown Meals on Wheels; Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston; Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston, Northwest Assistance Ministries; Precinct2gether, Inc., and Young Women's Christian Association of Houston.
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 for approval of seven (7) agreements utilizing General Funds and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds for Texans Feeding Texans Home-Delivered Meals Projects with Bay Area Meals on Wheels; Baytown Meals on Wheels; Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston; Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston; Northwest Assistance Ministries; Precinct2gether, Inc.; and Young Women's Christian Association of Houston.
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Background and Discussion:
On September 19, 2023, Harris County Commissioners Court approved the allocation of $93,596.00 in General Funds, supplemented by $87,509.00 in Community Development Block Grant funds, bringing the total to $181,105. Additionally, Commissioners Court approved resolutions to provide grants to seven (7) eligible agencies for the Fiscal Year 2024 Texans Feeding Texans Home-Delivered Meal program.
On March 26, 2024, Harris County Commissioners Court approved a revision to the grant term on the Texans Feeding Texans County Resolutions to align with the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) project performance period of February 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025.
The seven (7) agencies are:
1. Bay Area Meals on Wheels in the amount of $1,954.
2. Baytown Meals on Wheels in the amo...
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