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Community Development Fund
This fund distributes the majority of the TCDP's
grants ($40-$60 million in recent years). Funds
are awarded once every two years through 24 regional
competitions for assistance to eligible cities and
counties to address public facilities and housing
needs. Eligible activities include infrastructure
projects such as sewer and water system improvements,
street, bridge, and drainage improvements, and housing
rehabilitation. At least 60% of a project’s
beneficiaries must be of low-and-moderate income.
Grants typically range from $100,000 to more than
$500,000, depending on the region; a $250,000 maximum
is common in most of the regions.
Planning/Capacity Building Fund
Funding is available once every two years through
a statewide competition to provide assistance to
cities for planning activities that assess local
needs and then develop strategies and build local
capacity that address those needs. The community's
residents must be at least 51 percent low and moderate
income. Common planning activities include base
map creation and studies of infrastructure systems,
housing, land use, economic development, parkland,
and capital improvements planning. Grants are based
on population size and typically range from $15,000
to $50,000. Match is an effective requirement of
the selection process.
Colonia Fund
The fund is available to counties to assist identifiable
unincorporated communities that are located within
150 miles of the Texas-Mexico border ("colonias"),
but outside the San Antonio Metropolitan Area. Sub-funds
include the Construction Fund (primarily first-time
water and sewer improvements) with grants up to
$500,000; and the Planning Fund with grants ranging
from $25,000 to $200,000.
Disaster Relief/Urgent Need Fund
This fund was established to assist cities and counties
in dealing with unexpected, emergency situations
that result in destruction of infrastructure and
housing. Disaster Relief funds are available after
either a Governor's or Presidential declaration
of disaster in a certain area. These "last-resort"
grant funds are used in conjunction with FEMA or
other assistance when available and range from $50,000
to $350,000.
Housing Infrastructure Fund
Funds are available to provide grants on a direct
award basis for the infrastructure development to
support the construction of affordable single family
and multifamily low to moderate income housing.
The funds may not be used for the actual construction
costs of new housing.
Housing Rehabilitation Fund
Grants to cities and counties are offered once every
two years to provide deferred loan (essentially
a grant to the homeowner) assistance for the rehabilitation
of existing owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing
units. Residents are typically elderly or disabled
and must be low-to-moderate income. Applicants may
apply for up to $250,000 in assistance in lieu of
applying for a Community Development Fund application
during the same two-year funding cycle.
TCDP Small Towns Environment Program (STEP) Fund
Funds are available for grants on a direct award
basis to cities and counties to assist communities
that have the need and willingness to solve water
and sewer problems through Small Towns Environment
Program (STEP) self-help techniques. STEP requires
the community to lower the overall costs of the
project by at least 40 percent compared with privately
contracted work. Local volunteer organizers and
labor is most often used.
Texas Capital Fund
The Texas Capital Fund encourages business development,
retention, or expansion by providing infrastructure
and real estate development funds to qualified applicants
(non-entitlement cities/counties). Funds will be
awarded for the express purpose of creating new
permanent jobs or retaining existing permanent jobs,
primarily for low-and-moderate income persons. The
TCF program is administered by the Texas Department
of Agriculture (TDA or Department) through an interagency
agreement with the Office of Rural Community Affairs
(TDRA). The Texas Capital Fund Infrastructure and
Real Estate Programs provide a way for an eligible
applicant to receive funds to make infrastructure
and/or real estate improvements to support a specific
business that is expanding or beginning operations
in the applicant’s jurisdiction. The business
must create or retain jobs for Texans. In order
to comply with the national goal of expanding economic
opportunities for persons of low and moderate income,
a minimum of 51 percent or more of all the jobs
created or retained by the business must benefit
persons who qualify as low and moderate income persons
Community Development Supplemental Fund
Funds under the Community Development Supplemental
Fund are allocated among the 24 state planning regions
through a formula using the same methodology that
HUD uses to allocate CDBG funds to the non-entitlement
state programs. Activities eligible under the Community
Development Supplemental Fund will be same as under
the Community Development Fund.
Non-Border Colonia Fund
This fund is available on a biennial basis to eligible
county applicants for projects in severely distressed
unincorporated areas located farther than 150 miles
from the Texas-Mexico border. Non-border colonia
areas would be an identifiable unincorporated community
that is determined to be colonia-like on the basis
of objective criteria, including lack of potable
water supply, lack of adequate sewage systems, and
lack of decent, safe, and sanitary housing; and
was in existence as a colonia before the date of
the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act (November 28, 1990). Scoring
of all the selection criteria for Non-Border Colonia
Fund applications is completed by TCDP staff.
Microenterprise Fund
This fund is available on an annual basis for funding
from available program income through an annual
statewide competition. Applications received by
the application deadline are eligible to receive
grant awards from available program income. An eligible
city or county submits the application and must
contract with a non-profit organization (economic
development corporation, community development corporation,
etc.) for the purpose of establishing a local loan
program that directly assists for-profit microenterprise
businesses. Proceeds from the repayment of the loans
will be retained by the non-profit organization.
A microenterprise is a commercial enterprise that
has five (5) or fewer employees, one (1) or more
of whom owns the enterprise. The microenterprise
receiving the loan assistance must commit to creating
or retaining jobs that will not exceed a maximum
cost of $25,000 per job. The jobs created or retained
by the microenterprise must principally benefit
low and moderate-income persons. The funds cannot
be used by the microenterprise for debt service,
refinancing, or payment of the business owner’s
salaries.
Small Business Fund
This fund is available on an annual basis for funding
from available program income through an annual
statewide competition. Applications received by
the application deadline are eligible to receive
grant awards from available program income. An eligible
city or county submits the application for the purpose
of supporting for-profit small businesses through
loans meeting a gap financing need. Retention of
the proceeds from the repayment of the loans will
meet the same requirements for program income that
apply to Texas Capital Fund contracts. A small business
is a for-profit business with less than one hundred
(100) employees. The small business receiving the
loan assistance must commit to creating or retaining
jobs that will not exceed a maximum cost of $25,000
per job. The jobs created or retained by the small
business must principally benefit low and moderate-income
persons. The funds cannot be used by the small business
for debt service, refinancing, or payment of the
business principal’s salaries.
Section 108 Loan Guarantee Pilot Program
Section 108 is the loan guarantee provision
of the Housing and Community Development Act Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The loan
is made by a private lender to an eligible non-entitlement
city or county. The United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) guarantees the
loan; however, TCDP must pledge the state’s current
and future Community Development Block Grant nonentitlement
area funds to cover any losses. In order to provide
eligible non-entitlement communities an additional
funding source, the State is authorizing loan guarantee
pilot program consisting of one application up to
a maximum of $500,000 for a particular project.
An application guide containing the submission date
and qualifications will be available for applicants
interested in being selected as the pilot project
under this program.
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