Request by the Office of County Administration for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy to extend the grant end date to December 31, 2028 for the ZEEBRA: Zoos Educating on Electronics and Battery Awareness program. | Community Exchange
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Request by the Office of County Administration for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy to extend the grant end date to December 31, 2028 for the ZEEBRA: Zoos Educating on Electronics and Battery Awareness program. Harris County seeks to extend a U.S. Department of Energy grant for the ZEEBRA electronics and battery awareness program to December 31, 2028.
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Harris County Commissioners Court
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July 25, 2026
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Harris County Commissioners Court is reviewing a request to accept an amendment to an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy. The amendment would extend the grant end date to December 31, 2028 for the ZEEBRA: Zoos Educating on Electronics and Battery Awareness program. The item was introduced on July 9, 2026.
Harris County has a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for a program called ZEEBRA. The county needs approval to extend the deadline for using that grant money to December 31, 2028.
