Grant Award Acceptance; Continuation; District Attorney – Fiscal Year 2026 Office of the Governor – Criminal Justice ...

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2025-1396 Grant Award Acceptance; Continuation; District Attorney – Fiscal Year 2026 Office of the Governor – Criminal Justice Division - Behavioral Health Services for Mentally Ill in Criminal Justice; Grant Award Amount of $471,510; No Cash Match Needed On a motion made by Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and seconded by Commissioner Andrew Sommerman, the following order was passed and adopted by the Commissioners Court of Dallas County, State of Texas: BRIEFING DATE: December 2, 2025 FUNDING SOURCE: Grant Funds; No Cash Match Needed Be it resolved and ordered that the Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby On a motion made by TBD, and seconded by TBD, the following order will be voted on by the Commissioners Court of Dallas County, State of Texas: Be it resolved and ordered that the Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby approve the FY2026 Office of the Governor grant award of $471,510 to fund the Behavioral Health Services for Mentally Ill in Criminal Justice Project; no cash match needed. Additionally, it authorizes the County Judge to sign all related documents. The grant period is from October 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026; one of the conditions of funding is that once accepted the department will initiate a grant adjustment to extend the end date to September 30, 2026 . Done in open Court December 2, 2025 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