Request by the Public Defender for approval to submit an application to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission for grant funds in the amount of $148,408, with no required match, for the FY27 Future Indigent Defense Leaders Statewide Training & Mentoring Program (FIDL) Cohort 6, Year 2. | Community Exchange
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Request by the Public Defender for approval to submit an application to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission for grant funds in the amount of $148,408, with no required match, for the FY27 Future Indigent Defense Leaders Statewide Training & Mentoring Program (FIDL) Cohort 6, Year 2.
Harris County seeks $148,408 in state grant funds for a training and mentoring program for future indigent defense leaders.
Harris County's Public Defender is asking the Commissioners Court to approve a grant application to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission. The grant would provide $148,408 — with no match required from the county — to fund Year 2 of Cohort 6 of the Future Indigent Defense Leaders Statewide Training & Mentoring Program (FIDL) for fiscal year 2027.
This vote decides whether Harris County applies for outside funds to train public defenders. If approved, no county tax dollars are required as a match. If denied, the county does not submit the application.
