Project Grant P21AP11792

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $706,972 Project Grant under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program to Texas Small Farmers & Ranchers / Community-Based Organization (CBO), a non-profit organization. The funding supports providing soil health and holistic farm management training and technical assistance to Black producers in Texas through partnerships with USDA and external partners over a 3-year...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded Preservation Texas, Inc. $986,265 under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966) on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of April 30, 2029. This project grant supports the Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants Program, which funds subgrant programs that enable the rehabilitation of historic properties to foster economic development in rural communities. Preservation Texas...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Administration for Native Americans (under the Native American Programs, CFDA 93.612) awarded $900,000 to the Texas Tribal Buffalo Project on September 30, 2025, to establish Texas's first hands-on workforce development program centered on buffalo restoration, regenerative agriculture, and traditional food systems. Over the 36-month project period (concluding September 29, 2028), the program will deliver comprehensive training to at least 40 Texas Indigenous...

The Texas Education Agency was awarded a $19,201,980 Formula Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Rural Education program (CFDA 84.358). The grant aims to provide financial assistance to rural school districts to improve the quality of teaching and learning. The funding supports 28 school district sub-awardees across Texas. According to the sub-award descriptions, the grant addresses the unique needs of rural districts that often lack...

The Houston Freedmen's Town Conservancy, Inc. received an $800,996 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program (CFDA 45.309), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award funds institutional capacity building and workforce development at the Houston-based organization through hiring of key staff positions to drive program delivery, visitor engagement, and strategic...

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) received a Cooperative Agreement award of $562.6 million from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Rural Health Transformation Program (CFDA 93.798), effective December 29, 2025, through October 30, 2030. This award supports the implementation of the Rural Texas Strong initiative, a comprehensive five-year effort designed to strengthen rural healthcare delivery systems across Texas. The program delivers targeted...

This $750,000 Project Grant, awarded on September 29, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program, will provide training and education to socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers in Texas. The funding will support on-farm demonstrations and workshops delivered by Texas State University to teach conservation ranching, beekeeping, and...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $375,000 Project Grant to Northeast Texas Habitat For Humanity Inc - Serving Gregg Harrison & Upshur Counties on October 27, 2023 with a completion date of July 27, 2024. The funding supports the Rural Housing Preservation Grants program (CFDA 10.433), which provides assistance to very low- and low-income rural residents through individual homeowner repairs and rehabilitation, repairs to rental properties (single and...

Federal Grant Award Summary Rolling Plains Management Corp, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization serving nine rural counties in Texas, received a $121,778 Rural Housing Preservation Grants award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service (CFDA 10.433) on August 29, 2026, with a completion date of October 29, 2027. Under this Project Grant, the organization will deliver housing rehabilitation and repair services targeted at very low- and low-income rural residents...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $1,372,000 Project Grant to the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) under the Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements program (CFDA 45.025). The grant supports arts programs, services, and activities associated with carrying out TCA's NEA-approved strategic plan from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024. As a sub-award under this grant, TCA provided $X to Texas Folklife Resources, a nonprofit organization, to conduct a statewide Folk Arts...