Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission grant funds in the amount of $10,914,395, with no required match, for the FY27 Women, Infants, and Children Program, and extend 111 associated positions to September 30, 2027. | Community Exchange
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Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission grant funds in the amount of $10,914,395, with no required match, for the FY27 Women, Infants, and Children Program, and extend 111 associated positions to September 30, 2027.
Harris County seeks approval to accept $10.9M in state WIC grant funds and extend 111 positions through September 2027.
Harris County Public Health Services is asking the Commissioners Court to approve a grant of $10,914,395 from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The funds would support the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program for fiscal year 2027 and extend 111 staff positions through September 30, 2027. No matching funds are required from the county.
This vote decides whether Harris County can keep receiving $10.9 million in state grant money for a food and health program. It also decides whether 111 county workers keep their jobs through September 2027.
