Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget (Ordinance No. 20250813-005) to accept and appropriate $2,000,000 in additional grant funds from U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Inc. for Texas Refugee Medical Screening Grant and authorize seven full-time equivalent grant-funded positions. Funding: $2,000,000 is available from U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Inc. for the period from January 1, 2026, through September 30, 2026. A City funding match is not required.

The Austin City Council will consider amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget for the Austin Public Health Department to accept and appropriate $2,000,000 in grant funds from the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Inc. (USCRI). This funding, available from January 1, 2026, through September 30, 2026, will support the Texas Refugee Medical Screening Grant and authorize seven full-time equivalent grant-funded positions. No city funding match is required. This follows a previous approval of $1,800,000 in USCRI grant funds in Fiscal Year 2024-2025.

This action will allow the Austin Public Health Department to expand medical screening and referral services for refugees and other eligible populations, funded by a federal grant with no direct cost to taxpayers.

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