ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to Sub-Grant Agreement between the UNITED STATES SOCCER FEDERATION FOUNDATION, INC and the City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department for the Houston Soccer for Success After-School Program (Approved by Ordinance No. 2014-0709)

The United States Soccer Foundation, Inc. (The Foundation) selected the Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD) to receive a third-year, sub-grant award for the Houston Soccer for Success (SFS) after-school program.  The Foundation will contribute up to $206,812 for a period of up to 12 months to support SFS.  Funding for Fiscal Year 2017 starts July 1, 2016 and ends June 30, 2017.  HPARD shall have no right to any portion of the sub-grant which is not expended or matched on the Program by June 30, 2017. The Sub-Grant Amount consists of federal funding and other contributions received by the Foundation. 

HPARD is required to match an amount equal to the Sub-Grant Amount (“Sub-Grantee Match”) within the Term of the Agreement.  The Sub-Grant Amount and the Sub-Grantee Match are subject to all Federal statutes and regulations referred to in the Agreement.  The total estimated cost of the one-year project is $413,624. The grant award is $206,812 or 50% of project cost. A 50% cash match of $206,812 is required. HPARD has budgeted $171,288 in FY2017 General Funds to help meet the cash match.  The Houston Parks Board will provide the remaining $35,525 cash match via funds received from Christus Health - US Family Health Plan for sponsorship of the following HPARD events: H-Town Soccer Tournament at Houston Amateur Sports Park, Joga Futsal soccer, and the 8 v 8 adult soccer league.

Funding for this item is included in the FY2016 Adopted Budget. Therefore, no fiscal note is required as stated in the Financial Policy Ordinance 2014-1078.

Houston Soccer for Success is an after-school program that uses the sport as a vehicle for youth development and obesity prevention. The grant project serves 1,500 at-risk children and youth per year during out-of-school hours in a safe environment with structured physical activity, nutritional education, and mentorship.  The program operates a minimum of three (3) days a week for at least two (2) 12-week sessions during the school year. Each session runs for at least 90 minutes, and has a minimum child-to-adult ratio of 15:1.

The following schools and parks were selected to participate in the program because the schools requested the program, they are in underserved, low-income, and at-risk communities, and in several cases, because they successfully completed a previous season of Houston Soccer for Success: 

Director's Signature:

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Joe Turner, Director

Ordinance 2014-0169  February 26, 2014

Luci Correa 

Phone: 832-395-7057 

Luci.Correa@houstontx.gov