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The City of San Marcos received a $2,283,505 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) to support public transit operations in the San Marcos urbanized area from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. The grant funds will be used to cover eligible operating expenses, including wages, fuel, and maintenance costs, to sustain and enhance the city's fixed route, paratransit, and commuter bus services. The grant will be matched...

The City of San Marcos received a $766,063 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Grants program (CFDA 14.218). The grant is intended to fund projects that develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expanding economic opportunities, primarily for low- and moderate-income individuals. The City of San Marcos is utilizing the CDBG funds to...

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, funded by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance, awarded $14,989,265 to the Governor of Texas Office of the Governor State of Texas Criminal Justice Division for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The JAG Program (CFDA #16.738) allows states and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs and...

Williamson County was awarded a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG Program, CFDA 16.738). The award will support the Wilco Transformative Justice program to implement an innovative pretrial diversion strategy for emergent adults ages 17-24 to reduce recidivism. Key elements of the program include intensive personalized case management, a...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Texas A&M University-San Antonio a $1.6 million Project Grant under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428). This 4-year grant, effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2027, will support the university's efforts to recruit, prepare, place, and retain teachers for high-need local education agencies to serve underserved student populations. As a...

Texas State University received a $1,560,987 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The funding will support the university's Texas School Safety Center to expand its Operationalizing School Behavioral Threat Assessment (OSBTA) workshops. The workshops will provide technical assistance to at least 30% of public school districts in Texas, prioritizing those with heightened needs such as...

The Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Service Office of Economic Adjustment awarded $1,271,242 to Texas A&M University-Central Texas under the Economic Adjustment Assistance for State Governments program (CFDA 12.617) for the period of June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2022. The funding supports the Killeen Innovation Ecosystem project and will be used to enhance the State of Texas' capacity to assist communities, businesses, and workers affected by Defense program activity through...

The City of Austin received a $301,552 Justice Assistance Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance for the period of October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2021. The grant was awarded under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738), which provides funding to state, tribal, and local governments for additional criminal justice personnel, equipment, supplies, training, and information systems. Under this...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $149,937 Project Grant to Texas State University under the Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA) program (CFDA 10.326). The purpose of this two-year FOCUSSED project is to expand Texas State's capacity to teach farm operations and cultivation to its students through soil and educational development at the university's Department of Agricultural Sciences student farm, Bobcat...

The City of San Marcos Housing Authority received a $950,174 Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) formula grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office. This grant will fund the development, modernization, and financing of nearly 1 million public housing units across the United States through May 2029. Key activities to be performed include public housing development, modernization of existing units to meet federal housing standards,...