Primary Department: Management and Budget
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Discussion Item
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for discussion and possible action to provide a monthly update on its outstanding balance of Accounts Receivable (AR) for federal grants to ensure compliance with the recommended cap of $100M.
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Background and Discussion:
Per the Request of Commissioner Court, the Office of Management and Budget is providing a monthly update on its outstanding balance of Accounts Receivable (AR) for federal grants to ensure compliance with the recommended cap of $100M. This is to help ensure grant-funded programs affected by the federal funding freeze don't have an adverse impact on Harris County's Financials.
Context from 2/27/25 RCA approved by Court: In FY24, Harris County held $1.2B in grant-funded support (Federal, State, Local, and Other); the majority of that support comes from reimbursement-based grants that require the County to incur the expense and submit for reimbursement. The County bears the burden of that expense until the reimbursement is deposited into County funds, which is a financial risk if the funding is in question.
Related to federal grants, Harris County averages about $70M of receivables on a monthly basis, of which $56M is CDBG funding. The $70M total represents amounts that have been billed to the grantors but not yet received by the County. If...
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