Grant Acceptance: Continuation; Public Defender – FY2026 (Year 3) Texas Indigent Defense Commission Mental Health Pub...

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2026-0146 Grant Acceptance: Continuation; Public Defender – FY2026 (Year 3) Texas Indigent Defense Commission Mental Health Public Defender Improvement Grant; $264,862 grant award; Cash Match Required $264,861; Total Estimated Project Cost 529,723 On a motion made by Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and seconded by Commissioner John Wiley Price, the following order was passed and adopted by the Commissioners Court of Dallas County, State of Texas: BRIEFING DATE: February 3, 2026 FUNDING SOURCE: Grant Funds; Cash Match Required Be it resolved and ordered that the Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby Approve the acceptance of the FY2026 Mental Health Defender Improvement award for the amount of $264,862, with a required cash match of $264,861, bringing the total to $529,723, and authorize the County Judge to sign all related documents. The grant runs from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026; FY2026 is the third year TIDC will fund these positions. The $264,861 cash match for FY26 is part of the countywide cash match. Done in open Court February 3, 2026 by the following vote: IN FAVOR: County Judge Clay Jenkins, Commissioner Dr. Theresa Daniel, Commissioner John Wiley Price, Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and Commissioner Andrew Sommerman OPPOSED: