The best way to get feedback on what program could be the best fit for your community’s needs is to submit a Request for Information Form for review by the Flood Information Clearinghouse Committee (FLICC). Please read our Frequently Asked Questions prior to submitting the form.
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program
Administered by the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) supports states, local communities, tribes, and territories as they undertake hazard mitigation projects reducing the risks they face from disasters and natural hazards. BRIC is a FEMA pre-disaster hazard mitigation grant program that replaced the Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) program and is a result of amendments made to Section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) by Section 1234 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (DRRA).
Recently Closed Opportunities: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) 2023
Clean Water State Revolving Fund
The Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), administered by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), provides financial assistance in the form of loans with subsidized interest rates and opportunities for partial principal forgiveness for planning, acquisition, design, and construction of wastewater, reuse, and stormwater infrastructure projects.
Current opportunities: Solicitation for the upcoming funding year will open in December 2023. To be included in the initial Project Priority List for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025, entities must complete and submit a Project Information Form (PIF) through the TWDB Online Loan Application (OLA) system by the deadline. The deadline for PIFs will be March 2024. View the "How to Fill Out a Project Information Form" Webinar for more information. Please join the mailing list to receive notices of all solicitations and deadlines.
Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery
Administered by the Texas General Land Office (GLO), Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds are used to address unmet recovery needs that contribute to the long-term recovery and restoration of housing and the repair and enhancements of local infrastructure.
Current Opportunities: CDBG-DR funding is still being spent; however, the application periods for the different programs have closed.
Community Development Block Grants – Mitigation
The GLO is administering $4,301,841,000 in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grants – Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funding for areas of the state impacted by Hurricane Harvey, 2015, 2016, and 2018 flood events. The funding is being used to build and implement structural and non-structural projects, programs, and partnerships throughout the State of Texas that reduce the risks and impacts of future natural disasters.
Current Opportunities: ★★★ Administered by the Texas General Land Office (GLO), the Resilient Communities Program (RCP), which is part of the Community Development Block Grants – Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Action Plan, will be used to fund the development, adoption, and implementation of modern and resilient building codes, flood damage prevention ordinances, and long-range planning, such as comprehensive and land use plans that incorporate resiliency measures to ensure that structures built within the community can withstand future natural disasters. The maximum grant award is $300,000 per applicant.
Application intake began on June 1, 2022 and will be processed for eligibility on a first come, first served basis until June 1, 2028 or until funding is exhausted, whichever is first. ★★★
Community Development Block Grant Program for Rural Texas
The Texas Community Development Block Grant Program, administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), provides grants for community planning and small infrastructure projects, including water, wastewater, stormwater, and street infrastructure.
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Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP) is authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) to provide long-term, low-cost loans for non-federal dam safety projects to maintain, upgrade, remove, and repair a dam(s) identified in the National Inventory of Dams. The new program is set to open financing availability starting in Spring 2023. Projects must be creditworthy, technically sound, economically justified, and environmentally acceptable. To be eligible for a CWIFP loan a project must be a minimum of $20 million, however numerous small projects may be bundled together to meet the combined total of $20 million. Email cwifp@usace.army.mil for questions or additional information.
Current opportunities: ★★★ On September 20, 2023, the USACE announced that the CWIFP is open and accepting applications for credit assistance to support non-federal dam safety projects. On behalf of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), Michael Connor, the Corps officially opened the financing program through the first Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA Federal Register). Interested borrowers can access the online application portal at CWIFPapp.usace.army.mil. The window for applying is September 20 to December 19, 2023. You can contact the Corps via cwifp@usace.army.mil with any questions about the application process or general questions about the program. ★★★
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWPP)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) administers the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWPP), a federal emergency recovery program, which responds to emergencies created by natural disasters. The EWPP offers technical and financial assistance to help local communities relieve imminent threats to life and property caused by floods, fires, windstorms, and other natural disasters that impair a watershed. The EWPP does not require a disaster declaration by federal or state government officials for program assistance to begin. The NRCS State Conservationist can declare a local watershed emergency and initiate EWPP assistance in cooperation with an eligible sponsor. NRCS will not provide funding for activities undertaken by a sponsor prior to the signing of a cooperative agreement between NRCS and the sponsor.
Current opportunities: EWPP funding becomes available following a natural disaster to address additional flooding and/or soil erosion.
Flood Control Dam Infrastructure Projects - Supplemental Funding
Administered by the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB), the 86th Texas Legislature appropriated funding to repair and rehabilitate flood control structures through grants to the local sponsors of Flood Control Dams, including Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
Current opportunities: At this time, all funding has been allocated to dam repair and dam upgrade projects.
The Flood Infrastructure Fund (FIF), administered by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), provides financial assistance in the form of loans and grants for flood control, flood mitigation, and drainage projects.
Current opportunities: ★★★ The TWDB invites entities to submit information on projects to be included in the SFY 2024-2025 Flood Infrastructure Fund IUP. To be included in the initial project priority list, entities must submit a completed abridged application by 11:59 p.m. on April 15, 2024. For more information on eligibility and how to apply, please visit the TWDB website. Please also join the mailing list to receive notices of all solicitations and deadlines.★★★
Flood Mitigation Assistance Program
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant program, administered by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), provides federal funding to help states and communities pay for cost effective measures to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of flood damage to structures that are insurable under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Current opportunities: ★★★The FY 2023 FMA grant cycle Notice of Funding Opportunity has been issued and the application cycle opened on October 16, 2023, with $800 million available nationwide. Applications are due to TWDB through FEMA GO by January 8, 2024. More information on the FMA grant program and how to apply is located here. TWDB encourages all communities interested in applying to email TWDB staff at floodgrant@twdb.texas.gov.★★★
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
Following a Presidential Disaster Declaration, the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, administered by the Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), provides disaster response and recovery assistance to prevent or reduce future loss of lives and property through the identification and funding of cost-effective mitigation measures and to minimize the costs of future disaster response and recovery. All applicants must have a FEMA-approved Hazard Mitigation Plan at the time the project is submitted to FEMA, with the exception of planning projects.
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The Public Assistance (PA) Program provides grants to state, territorial, local, and federally recognized tribal governments and certain private non-profit entities to assist them with responding to and recovering from disasters. Specifically, the program provides assistance for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and permanent repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of eligible public facilities and infrastructure damaged or destroyed in a disaster.
FEMA is utilizing the FEMA Grants Portal system to process project applications, where applicants can submit PA project requests and supporting documentation like payroll, timesheets, contracts, and invoices. For eligible applicants in declared counties, the first step in starting this process is to submit a Request for Public Assistance (RPA) by clicking the link on the FEMA Grants Portal homepage that says Register Your Organization for Public Assistance within 30 days of a presidentially declared disaster in the State of Texas.
Current opportunities: Funding is available following any Major Disaster Declaration with a Public Assistance designation.
Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dam Grant Program
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) High Hazard Potential Dam Grant Program, administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), provides technical, planning, design, and construction assistance in the form of grants for rehabilitation of eligible high hazard potential dams.
Current opportunities: The next round of funding is expected to open in the Fall of 2025.
Structural Dam Repair Grant Program
Administered by the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB), the program provides state grant funds to provide 100 percent of the cost of allowable repair activities on dams constructed by the United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS), including match funding for federal projects through the Dam Rehabilitation Program and the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program of the Texas NRCS.
Current opportunities: ★★★ Funding for FY 2024 has been announced to sponsors, and applications for structural repair are being accepted until November 1, 2023. ★★★
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Operations Program (WFPO)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) administers the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Operations (WFPO) Program which helps units of federal, state, local, and federally recognized tribal governments (project sponsors) protect and restore watersheds. The WFPO program provides technical and financial assistance to States, local governments, and Tribal organizations to help plan and implement authorized watershed projects for the purpose of flood prevention, watershed protection, public recreation, public fish and wildlife, agricultural water management, municipal and industrial water supply, and water quality management.
Current opportunities: Letter of request from potential sponsors (subunits of state) can be submitted year-round. Eligible projects can submit applications for funding.
Watershed Rehabilitation Program (REHAB)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) administers the Watershed Rehabilitation Program (REHAB) which helps project sponsors rehabilitate aging dams that are reaching the end of their design life and/or no longer meet federal or state safety criteria or performance standards. Since 1948, NRCS has assisted local sponsors in constructing over 11,850 dams. These rehabilitation efforts, authorized by Public Law 83-566 and 78-534, address critical public health and safety concerns should a dam failure occur.
The Watershed REHAB program provides assistance to local project sponsors to rehabilitate aging dams that are reaching the end of their design lives; and/or build or augment existing water supplies based on current and future water supply demands.
Current opportunities: Letter of request from watershed sponsors of existing SCS/NRCS assisted dams that have been reclassified as High Hazard Dams can be submitted year-round. Sponsors may request assistance for a Dam Assessment for program eligibility and ranking.