Texoma Council Of Governments

Texoma Council of Governments, doing business as Texoma Regional Planning Commission, is a U.S. local government entity and regional planning commission headquartered in Sherman, Texas, that acts as a federal grant recipient and subgrantee delivering employment and economic development services, emergency preparedness and equipment, and aging and family support programs across Oklahoma and Texas. The organization operates predominantly as a subgrantee (61% of awards) under federal grants administered through state agencies and national service programs, with a secondary footprint as a prime grant recipient (39% of awards) on direct federal awards from HUD and the Economic Development Administration.

Texoma's federal grant portfolio spans ten distinct federal agencies with substantial concentration among health and human services programs. The top five funding sources account for 69% of recent awards: the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (36 awards across aging and disability programs), the Administration for Children and Families (18 awards), the Corporation for National and Community Service (15 awards for AmeriCorps seniors programming), its Office of Grants Management (13 awards for Foster Grandparents and RSVP programs), and HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office (11 awards for Family Self-Sufficiency programming). As a prime recipient, Texoma has received direct grants from HUD for Family Self-Sufficiency Program coordination (multiple awards from 2022 through 2026, funding FSS Coordinators serving low-income families in Tom Bean, Texas and surrounding areas), the Economic Development Administration for comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS) planning and a regional business disaster mitigation plan across Cooke, Fannin, and Grayson Counties in Texas and Bryan, Love, and Marshall Counties in Oklahoma, and the Corporation for National and Community Service for AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP programming (May 2025 award, $2025–2028 performance period).

Texoma's subgrant activity reflects pass-through federal funding from state prime grantees, principally the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and the Health and Human Services Commission. Through the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Texoma administers sub-awards for Community Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) utility assistance, Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) poverty reduction and community revitalization, and Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) energy efficiency services for low-income households across the region. Through the Health and Human Services Commission, Texoma manages multiple sub-awards for Administration for Community Living programs including Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers, Special Programs for the Aging, and Community Living initiatives, as well as Administration for Children and Families sub-awards for aging and family support services. Beginning in fiscal 2023, Texoma has also been a direct federal subgrantee on Department of Homeland Security preparedness grants, receiving funding for regional law enforcement equipment including ballistic body armor, automated license plate readers, portable radios, cybersecurity firewalls, and emergency preparedness planning and coordination to support terrorism prevention and regional interoperable communications across first responder agencies.

Award activity has grown substantially over the past five years, from five awards in 2022 to a peak of 28 awards in 2025, reflecting expanded engagement across health and human services grant programs and emergency preparedness initiatives. Four awards (all subgrants) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Combined dollars obligated across all 135 awards total $72.2 million, with the largest concentration in health and human services aging and family support programming.