Request by Housing and Community Development for approval of a sixth amendment to an agreement with The Salvation Army of Greater Houston for Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Preservation funded by $8,009,179.58 in American Rescue Plan Act 2021 (ARPA) Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) and Flex Funds, increasing by $400,875.11 in ARPA SLFRF reallocations; and approval to transfer an additional $20,000 in ARPA SLFRF from Public Health Lead Screening to HCD ARPA_CHHP2 Labor Budget. | Community Exchange
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Request by Housing and Community Development for approval of a sixth amendment to an agreement with The Salvation Army of Greater Houston for Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Preservation funded by $8,009,179.58 in American Rescue Plan Act 2021 (ARPA) Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) and Flex Funds, increasing by $400,875.11 in ARPA SLFRF reallocations; and approval to transfer an additional $20,000 in ARPA SLFRF from Public Health Lead Screening to HCD ARPA_CHHP2 Labor Budget.
Harris County reviews a funding amendment for Salvation Army of Greater Houston's Permanent Supportive Housing program using ARPA dollars.
Harris County Commissioners Court is reviewing a sixth amendment to a contract with The Salvation Army of Greater Houston for Permanent Supportive Housing. The change adds $400,875.11 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to an existing $8,009,179.58 agreement. It also moves $20,000 in ARPA funds from Public Health Lead Screening to a Housing and Community Development labor budget.
This changes how federal COVID relief money already given to Harris County is spent on housing for people who need long-term support. Neighbors may care because it shifts funds between two public programs.
