Cooperative Agreement DEEE0007177

The City of Austin was awarded a $1,000,000 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding/Congressional Directed Spending grant (CFDA 14.251) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development on August 13, 2024. This project grant will fund a wide range of economic and community development activities in Austin, Texas through August 31, 2032. The specific project details and intended beneficiaries are still to...

The City of Austin Housing was awarded a $2,762,259 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Formula Grant by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (CFDA 14.241). The grant will fund a range of housing assistance and supportive services for low-income individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS in the Austin, Texas metropolitan area. Key activities to be performed include tenant-based and facility-based rental assistance, transitional and short-term housing, permanent...

The City of Austin was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will be used to launch the Austin Downtown Entertainment District Pilot Project, which aims to build trust in the police and gain legitimacy with the community. The project has two key components: 1) Training implementation and 2) Subaward issuance...

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $12.2 million Project Grant to the Governor of Texas Office of the Governor on November 9, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. This funding will support marketing, infrastructure, workforce development and other projects aimed at revitalizing safe leisure, business and international travel in Austin, Texas. The Economic Adjustment Assistance program provides technical, planning, and public works assistance to regions facing...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $133,334 to Austin Youth River Watch to implement an environmental education program in Austin, Texas. The project will engage 90 high school students in a semester-long afterschool program and summer program focused on outdoor environmental education, including bi-monthly water quality testing at 20 sites, 10 environmental restoration...

This U.S. Department of Education Project Grant award of $2,015,750 to Austin ISD, a local education agency, supports the "Equitable Access to Outdoor Spaces" initiative. The funding is provided under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215), which aims to develop high-quality literacy programs and provide educational...

This federal Project Grant award of $6,728,249 was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Community Development Block Grant - Pathways to Removing Obstacles (PRO) Housing Competition program (CFDA 14.023). The grant was awarded to the City of Austin Housing, a division of the City of Austin, on January 22, 2025 with a planned completion date of September 30, 2030. The PRO Housing program provides competitive grant funding to state and local...

This $14,117,626 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) will fund various bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure improvements in the city of Austin, Texas. The project includes the purchase and installation of modular electric bike docking stations, electric bicycles, and related equipment to expand the Austin MetroBike bikeshare system. Specific project locations include improvements at 10th Street,...

The Austin Independent School District (Austin ISD) was awarded a $493,666 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The grant period is from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The funding will support Austin ISD's implementation of evidence-based programs to improve school security and foster a positive learning environment for students. Specifically, the...

This $6,250,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) will enable the Austin Independent School District (Austin ISD) in Texas to replace twenty-five diesel-powered school buses with twenty-five zero-emission electric school buses and install twenty-five direct current fast charging stations. This effort aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, and decrease asthma-related illnesses for the...