Department: Public Health Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Barbie L. Robinson, MPP, JD, CHC - Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
Project ID (if applicable): ARPA_HLTHADMIN
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 Public Health Services for approval of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Recovery Funds in the amount of $251,518 to support the ARPA-Health portfolio of programs.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County Public Health (HCPH) provides programmatic expertise and project management support for a significant portion of ARPA-funded projects estimated at $113M. In addition to the existing ARPA projects within the HCPH domain, additional programs are expected to come online under HCPH's management within the next months, including 12 contracts identified under the Reproductive Healthcare Access Funds and the Reentry Capacity Building project. In alignment with the roles and quality expectations of Office of County Administration (OCA) and Harris County Public Health, five (5) agency-level resources were identified to provide strategic and operational management support for the projects and programs in the HCPH-ARPA portfolio. These positions include ARPA Health Portfolio Manager, ARPA Strategy Analyst, ARPA Data & Evaluation Specialist, and two ARPA Financial Analysts.
Expected Impact:
The approval of additional funds will allow these positions to continue enhanced coordination and communication between HCPH and OCA - ARPA PMO and increase the quality of program development, milestone tracking, and financial/data/evaluation/outcomes reporting. It would also return bandwidth to existing general-funded resources responsible for no...
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