COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND
Funds are intended for use by Public Facilities for a variety of eligible activities. The Community Development Fund is the largest fund category in the TxCDBG program.
Eligible activities include:
ELIGIBILE ENTITIES
Non-entitlement general purpose units of local government including cities and counties
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Deadline: Two-year cycle. Available in 2023, 2025, 2027, etc.
Cost Share or Matching Requirement: Yes
FIRE, AMBULANCE, & SERVICES TRUCK (FAST) FUND
The Fire, Ambulance, & Service Truck (FAST) Fund provides funds for eligible vehicles to provide emergency response and special services to rural communities.
Minimum $50,000 Award / Maximum $750,000 Award
FAST Fund eligible purchases:
ELIGIBILE ENTITIES
Eligible applicants are non-entitlement general purpose units of local government including cities and counties that are not participating or designated as eligible to participate in the entitlement portion of the federal Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG). Non-entitlement cities that are not participating in urban county programs through existing participation agreements are eligible applicants (unless the city’s population is counted towards the urban county CDBG allocation).
Non-entitlement cities are located predominately in rural areas and are cities with populations less than 50,000 thousand persons; cities that are not designated as a central city of a metropolitan statistical area; and cites that are not participating in urban county programs. Non-entitlement counties are also predominately rural in nature and are counties that generally have fewer than 200,000 persons in the non-entitlement cities and unincorporated areas located in the county.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Deadline: Closed
Cost Share or Matching Requirement: Minimum $5,000 cash match
TEXAS CAPITAL FUND DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION / MAIN STREET
Address the objective of eliminating slum or blight conditions in the downtown area of the community by the following objectives. The assistance must be for public infrastructure improvements, which will aid in the elimination of a slum or a blighted area.
Minimum $250,000 Award / Maximum $500,000 Award
Funds may be used for the following:
ELIGIBILE ENTITIES
Non-entitlement incorporated cities
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Deadline: May 3
Cost Share or Matching Requirement: Minimum 5% cash match required. Higher score if applicant contributes 10% or 20% in matching funds.