The Houston Fire Department (HFD) requests City Council to amend approved ordinance # 2024-611, passed on August 21, 2024. The Community Project Funding Grant has been awarded $850,000.00, however; the prior coversheet did not include the cash match amount of $123,547. The anticipated project period is to begin March 08, 2024 and end on September 30, 2032.
The approved grant agreement reflects B-24-CP-TX-2134 the applicants funding amount of $123,547.00 before use.
For the 2024 Community Project Funding Grant (CPF), HFD proposes a Command-and-Control Center that will be able to customize incident management training to incorporate the City’s departments, including private sector agencies, such as industrial plants and stadiums, to meet all training needs. The City of Houston and its surrounding communities have experienced and have the potential to experience incidents and disasters that will require its emergency response agencies to effectively meet the challenges of these incidents and mitigate the situation. Training is critical to develop and implement a comprehensive incident management program. This funding will assist the City of Houston to better prepare its emergency responders to protect its districts and communities. The training has an immediate, positive impact on the agencies that respond to large-scale incidents/events.
HFD was awarded Community Project Funding (CPF) Fiscal Year 2024 grant award through Congressman Al Green in the amount of $850,000.00.
The Houston Fire Department also requests City Council to authorize the Fire Chief or his designee to act as the City's representative in the application process with the authority to apply for, accept, and expend the grant funds as awarded, and apply for, accept, and expend all subsequent awards, if any, to extend the budget period, and to authorize the Mayor to execute all related agreements with the approval as to form of the City Attorney in connection with the grant not to exceed five years.
Fiscal Note:
No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project
No Fiscal Note is required on grant items
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Thomas Muñoz, Fire Chief
Houston Fire Department
ESTIMATED SPENDING AUTHORITY
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Department
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FY26
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Out-Years
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Total Amount
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Houston Fire Department
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$123,547.00
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$0.00
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$123,547.00
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Totals
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$123,547.00
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$0.00
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$123,547.00
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