Deadline: 31-Jan-24
The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) is offering grants to support local communities in its service area through the Community Development Partnership Program (CDPP).
CDPP grants support economic diversification in local communities; contribute to the health, safety and development of a community; or improve the quality or quantity of services essential for the development of viable communities and economic growth.
Funding Information
- LCRA awards up to $50,000 for capital improvement projects that benefit an entire community. Applicants requesting more than $5,000 in grant funding must supply matching funds of at least 20% of the total project cost.
Eligible Projects
- Projects must benefit or be available to an entire community.
- Projects should, at a minimum, have a 10-year useful life.
- Projects must be completed within 12 months of the date the grant is funded. Failure to complete the project on schedule or to abide by the terms of the agreement may result in LCRA requiring the recipient to return the grant.
- An applicant must not have received a CDPP grant within 24 months.
- Projects must be maintained for the public purpose for which the grant was awarded.
Ineligible Projects
- Projects that are not available to an entire community.
- Projects that already are complete or in fundraising mode.
- Social service projects and limited use facilities such as food pantries, transitional housing and substance abuse facilities.
- Religious sanctuaries or church-sponsored facilities that can be used only by members.
- Land acquisition, debt-reduction campaigns and capital campaigns projects.
- Program operating costs, administrative and/or indirect costs, such as personnel and overhead expenses.
- Planning or consultant fees, grant writing fees, training, workshops or seminars (except for public firefighting organizations, including volunteer fire departments).
- Appliances, unless they are part of a renovation project and are commercial in nature or built-in and would be conveyed with the property if sold.
Eligibility Criteria
- The CDPP provides grants to tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, such as:
- Museums.
- Civic groups.
- Historical associations.
- Emergency responders.
- Volunteer fire departments.
- Cities, counties and economic development corporations.
- Special districts such as libraries, schools, hospitals, emergency services and municipal utilities.
- The proposed grant project must have a physical address located within LCRA’s service areas. Organizations in all or part of the following counties are eligible for CDPP grants: Aransas, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Blanco, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Callahan, Cameron, Coke, Coleman, Colorado, Comal, Concho, Coryell, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, DeWitt, Dimmit, Eastland, Ector, Edwards, Fayette, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Harris, Hays, Hidalgo, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Lampasas, Lavaca, Lee, Llano, Mason, Matagorda, Maverick, McCulloch, Medina, Menard, Midland, Mills, Nolan, Nueces, Pecos, Real, San Patricio, San Saba, Schleicher, Starr, Sterling, Sutton, Taylor, Terrell, Tom Green, Travis, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Waller, Washington, Wharton, Williamson and Zavala.
- Grants are not available to individuals, for-profit entities, professional associations, social service projects or limited-use facilities.
Ineligible
- Additional items that are not eligible:
- Drones.
- Software.
- Office equipment.
- Tree trimming or removal.
- Animal kennels or enclosures.
- Computer and/or video equipment.
- Furniture (including chairs and tables).
For more information, visit LCRA.