Federal Grant Award Summary

The City of Gonzales received a $105,000 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) from Rural Business Cooperative Services, awarded on June 29, 2026, with a completion date of June 29, 2028. This Project Grant supports the delivery of technical assistance and capital resources to facilitate sustainable economic development and job creation in rural Texas communities. Under this program, the City of Gonzales, as an eligible government entity intermediary, will provide support to small and emerging private businesses that employ 50 or fewer new employees and generate less than $1 million in projected gross revenue, consistent with the program's objectives to strengthen rural economies and preserve or create employment opportunities.

The Rural Business Development Grant program prioritizes projects located in communities with high poverty concentrations, high unemployment rates, and those with potential to save or create jobs. As the grant recipient, the City of Gonzales will serve as the intermediary delivering these benefits rather than directly funding individual businesses, in accordance with program requirements. The two-year funding period enables the municipality to build capacity for sustained economic development initiatives aligned with federal priorities for rural revitalization.