Economic development initiative, community project funding/congressional directed spending awards are authorized under the consolidated appropriations act, 2022 public law 117-328 and the…

The Buffalo Bayou Partnership received an $850,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants program (CFDA 14.251), awarded on August 13, 2025. This congressionally directed spending award, authorized under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, supports a community development project in Houston, Texas with an anticipated completion date of August 31, 2032. The specific scope of activities and deliverables will be confirmed through the recipient's submission of a required project narrative that aligns with the project description listed in the Congressional Record and Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the fiscal year appropriations act.

As a tax-exempt nonprofit organization focused on community and economic development in the Houston area, The Buffalo Bayou Partnership will serve as the direct implementer of this federally funded initiative. The grant is intended to produce tangible economic development or community development outcomes as described in the approved project narrative. No subrecipient activities have been identified at the time of award. Recipients must maintain current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) and comply with all applicable federal requirements for grantee eligibility, financial management, reporting, and programmatic compliance throughout the project implementation period.

Activities

Economic development initiative, community project funding/congressionally directed spending award projects include a wide variety of activities that result in economic development or community development outcomes. HUD will not know the full scope of the project until the recipient submits the required project narrative and confirms alignment with the language as provided in the congressional record. To find the details of the grant award as written within the congressional record use the following link and path selections to get to the description of the economic development initiative, community project funding grants https://WWW.HUD.GOV/program_offices/comm_planning/EDI-grants, select the fiscal year of interest, scroll down to program laws and regulations, under fiscal year 20XX consolidated appropriations act, 20XX: congressional record (joint explanatory statement).

Expected outcomes

Completion of the project as described in the joint explanatory statement (JES) project description and subsequent approved project narrative.

Intended beneficiaries

The project beneficiaries are the individuals and/or organizations that are awarded grant funds or served by the entities that are awarded grant funds as identified in the JES recipient or project description sections.

Subrecipient activities

The subrecipient activities are unknown at the time of award.