It is recommended that Council authorize the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety & Homeland Security to apply for, accept
and execute sub-award agreements and to request and/or accept any amendments/modifications to these agreements or any
subsequent agreements necessary to secure Houston’s allocations through this grant program (not to exceed five years).
The FY 2019 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP), as appropriated by the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 (Pub. L. No. 116-6), provides resources to close known capability gaps in Housing and Logistics and Supply Chain Management, encourages innovative regional solutions to issues related to catastrophic incidents, and builds on existing regional efforts. The performance/project period of the grant period is three years. The total projected award amount is $1,230,730.
The City of Houston requests authorization to apply for, accept, and manage funds that will be used to develop a suite of products and events under this initiative to include:
- Community Lifelines Seminars;
- Baseline Community Lifelines Assessment;
- Planning Templates;
- Planning Workshops; and
- Lifelines Assessment Tool.
Fiscal Note:
No Fiscal Note is required on grant items.
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George T. Buenik, Director