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December 2020
TARC e-Learning: Decoded©: Assessing Compliance Risk in Public Sector Grants and Building a Monitoring Plan
The Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200.331(a) requires Prime Grantees who receive federal funds to perform a risk assessment for all subrecipients of the federal funds prior to award. In a 2018 grant survey respondents indicated a struggle with developing Risk Assessments as well as staff and resources to execute an annual process. This session will help regional councils and local governments better understand the Uniform Guidance risk assessment and monitoring requirements and explore potential ways to cultivate a risk assessment…
Find out more »February 2021
Update: TARC February 2021 Bi-Annual Staff Training & Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Events Cancelled Due to continued extreme weather conditions and power and cellular outages in Austin, like many of you the majority of the TARC staff has no reliable heat, electricity or internet. Our ability to respond and communicate is extremely limited at this time. Please note we will respond to you as soon as we are able. We know many of you are experiencing similar conditions around the state. As a result and in consultation…
Find out more »March 2021
TARC Spring 2021 Staff Training & Board of Directors Meeting
The Texas Association of Regional Councils (TARC) has continually monitored federal and local health and safety information and direction from local elected officials and has determined that the Spring TARC meeting will be held as a virtual event. Now that Winter Storm Uri has passed, we are thrilled to announce that the TARC Spring Virtual Staff Training & Board of Directors Meeting has been rescheduled and will take place March 30 - April 2, 2021. The schedule for the meeting…
Find out more »June 2021
TARC Executive Directors’ Council & Board of Directors Meeting
In response to COVID-19, the Texas Association of Regional Councils (TARC) continues to monitor federal and local health and safety information along with direction from local elected officials to determine the delivery of the June TARC Executive Directors' Council and Board of Directors Meeting. The TARC Executive Directors' Council and Board of Directors Meeting will be held in a hybrid format. For those wishing to join in person, the meeting will be held at The Driskill in downtown Austin. A…
Find out more »TARC e-Learning: HHSC Partner Refresher Series- Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Services
Please join us for a presentation by Haley Turner, Associate Commissioner, Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services at the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). She will be presenting about the role of IDD Services, the local intellectual and developmental disability authority, and information about different safety net services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. For more information, please contact Talia Milan.
Find out more »September 2021
TARC September 2021 Bi-Annual Staff Training & Annual Board of Directors Meeting
Due to the current status of COVID-19 in Texas and to ensure the safety of all TARC members, the September 2021 TARC Bi-Annual Staff Training and Annual Board of Directors Meeting will be held virtually for the staff training and in-person for the TARC Executive Directors Council & Board of Directors or a hybrid format. While we wish we were able to see each of you in person in next month, with cases spiking and the future trajectory unknown, the…
Find out more »October 2021
SART Basics – What is a SART?
To assist counties and COGs as they stand up the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), TARC, CJCAT and TAASA will partner to provide a series of webinars to offer technical assistance. These webinars are open to all county judges, commissoners and COG staff. This is the first in our SART series. To register, click here.
Find out more »SART Basics for Large Counties
To assist counties and COGs as they stand up the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), TARC, CJCAT and TAASA will partner to provide a series of webinars to offer technical assistance. These webinars are open to all county judges, commissoners and COG staff. In this webinar, we will have a panel of experts to talk through the first steps of starting a SART for counties with more than 250,000. Click here to register.
Find out more »November 2021
SART Basics for Counties Interested in Regional Response
To assist counties and COGs as they stand up the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), TARC, CJCAT and TAASA will partner to provide a series of webinars to offer technical assistance. These webinars are open to all county judges, commissoners and COG staff. In this webinar, we will hear how to set up a regional SART for counties of 250,000 and smaller and learn what COGs can do to assist with meeting these statutory requirements. Click here to register.
Find out more »TARC e-Learning: The Local Government Cost of Providing Mental Health Services
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) recently published dashboards estimating the cost to local governments of services for people experiencing a mental health crisis. As part of the All Texas Access project, HHSC collaborated with local mental and behavioral health providers to study the costs of local government response to those experiencing a mental health crisis and the quantitative impact on the community. In this webinar, staff will share their findings and will review the cost model dashboard…
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