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...
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