Department: County Judge
Department Head/Elected Official: County Judge Lina Hidalgo
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): 4347001 and 4347401
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 County Judge for approval to accept amendments to agreements with the Office of the Governor/Homeland Security Grants Division to extend the grant end date to February 28, 2023 for the FY 2021 Law Enforcement Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs) and Law Enforcement Special Responses: HCSO Bomb, SWAT, and SRG Equipment projects.
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Background and Discussion:
This grant is funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security via the Office of the Governor, Homeland Security Grants Division and includes a suite of risk-based grants to assist state, local, tribal and territorial efforts in preventing, protecting against, mitigating, responding to and recovering from acts of terrorism and other threats related to interoperable communications. This grant provides jurisdiction with resources required for implementing the National Preparedness System and working toward the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation. The County has received funding from this grant program since 2002.
Expected Impact:
If accepted, the County will utilize Urban Area Security Initiative funds in the amount of $60,785.36 for the Harris County Law Enforcement Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs) award and $546,250 for the Law Enforcement Special Responses: HCSO Bomb, SWAT, and SRG (DVE Equipment). This will impact the County's interoperable communication capacity for collecting, analyzing and sharing information needed to respond to critical natural or human caused Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Expl...
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