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The Non-Disaster Funding Resources page offers a wide range of opportunities for individuals and organizations. Discover grants, funding options, and resources to bolster your initiatives in environmental projects, community and economic development, healthcare, and more.
Resources
American Academy of Dermatology Shade Structure Grant Program
Funds the installation of permanent shade structures to cover outdoor areas not protected from the sun, such as playgrounds, pools or recreation spaces.
Development District of Central Texas - Water and Wastewater Funds
The Development District of Central Texas provides a Water and Wastewater Funds program. These programs offer low-interest, long-term loans to support clean and reliable drinking water systems, sewage disposal, solid waste disposal, and stormwater drainage in rural areas with populations of 10,000 or less. They also assist communities in preparing for or recovering from emergencies affecting water safety. Eligible applicants include state and local governments and nonprofits serving small rural areas.
DOT Federal Highway Administration
The National Scenic Byways Program (NSBP) is offering a grant opportunity with up to $26.95 million available for fiscal years 2023 and 2024. This funding is open to states and federally recognized Tribes for projects on highways designated as National Scenic Byways, All-American Roads (collectively America's Byways), State scenic byways, or Indian Tribe scenic byways. The program aims to recognize, preserve, and enhance these roads across the U.S.
Entergy Grants
Entergy’s Open Grants Program focuses on improving communities as a whole. These grants aimed to provide opportunities in the areas of arts and culture, education and workforce development, poverty solutions and social services, healthy families, and community improvement.
Gilead Grants
The ReConnect Loan and Grant Program offers financial support for constructing, improving, or acquiring facilities and equipment required to deliver broadband service in qualifying rural areas.
Host Hotels & Resorts Grants
The Host Hotels corporation actively contributes to local communities through strategic collaborations, industry partnerships, sponsorships, financial donations, emergency relief efforts, and volunteer work. Their contributions are focused on four main categories: Education and Youth Empowerment, Environment, Health and Well-being, and Human Welfare.
Houston Endowment Arts and Parks
Supports efforts to maintain and strengthen the robustness of local arts and cultural organizations and efforts toward enhancing community connectivity through greenspaces.
Lower Colorado River Authority Community Development Partnership Program (CDPP)
The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) provides funding for capital improvement projects, including those related to energy efficiency, water conservation, education, volunteer fire departments, and public safety organizations affected by wildfires and extreme drought conditions. All projects must be within LCRA's service area.
Merck Grants
Merck is committed to providing financial support and product donations to local nonprofits, ensuring that communities in need benefit from improved health equity.
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
The NEA's grants program supports initiatives incorporating arts, culture, and design into local projects aimed at bolstering communities in the long run, focusing on advancing economic, physical, and social outcomes.
Texas Broadband Development Office
The Texas Broadband Development Office (BDO), created by the state Legislature in 2021, provides financial incentives such as grants and low-interest loans to support broadband expansion in eligible areas.
Texas Department of Agriculture Grants & Services
Through its grant services, the agency aims to empower rural communities, encourage healthy lifestyles, protect consumers, and promote production agriculture. It also focuses on enhancing the economic vitality and quality of life in rural Texas through its community and economic development programs.
Texas Downtown - The Anice Read Fund
Grants from the Anice Read Fund are available to organizations with a downtown focus. The fund supports physical projects, professional development, and program and staff development.
Texas Historical Commission Texas Preservation Trust Fund
The Texas Historical Commission (THC) provides reimbursement grants for preservation projects, including restoration work, preservation planning, architectural planning, and/or heritage education training.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Local Park Grant Programs
Texas Parks & Wildlife (TPW) offers recreation grants to support communities throughout Texas. These grants focus on preserving and managing the state's natural and cultural resources and providing hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation opportunities. This TPW program has benefited communities of all sizes, helping them to create new parks, conserve natural resources, improve access to water bodies, develop youth educational programs, and much more.
Texas Rural Communities Grants
Texas Rural Communities, Inc. (TRC) makes grants to fund community programs in rural areas that advance community development, including but not limited to environmental, economic, or educational programs to benefit rural communities. Grant funds may not be used for building construction or personnel costs.
Texas Rural Funders Grants
The Texas Rural Funders grants are designed to support initiatives that address the unique challenges rural communities across Texas face. These grants aim to enhance the quality of life in rural areas by funding projects in areas such as education, healthcare, economic development, infrastructure, and community leadership.
Texas Water Development Board Grants
The Texas Water Development Board Grants (TWDB) offers a variety of cost-effective loan and grant programs that provide for the planning, acquisition, design, and construction of water-related infrastructure and other water quality improvements.
The Coca-Cola Foundation Grants
The Coca-Cola Foundation supports initiatives worldwide, focusing on sustainable access to water, a circular economy, climate resilience and disaster preparedness and response, economic empowerment, and causes impacting our community.
T-Mobile Hometown Grants
T-Mobile, through its Hometown Grants program, offers grants to help upgrade technology at your local library, build new hiking trails, revitalize historic buildings, and more, with the goal of building stronger communities.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provides grants and other financial assistance through grants and cooperative agreement awards to diverse groups and organizations to ensure a healthy environment.
Union Pacific Community Ties Giving Program
Assists community-based organizations and related activities that improve and enrich the general quality of life in community spaces. This category creating, sustaining, or expanding on artistic and cultural experiences; preserving and sharing unique history; providing clean, safe, and positive outdoor recreation or education opportunities; beautifying neighborhoods and main street areas; and planning for, creating, or enhancing unique spaces.
USDA - ReConnect Loan and Grant Program
The ReConnect Loan and Grant Program offers financial support for constructing, improving, or acquiring facilities and equipment required to deliver broadband service in qualifying rural areas.
USDA - Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
USDA offers grants, guaranteed loans, and combined grant and loan options through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) program to support agricultural producers and rural small businesses, including Tribal-owned entities, in reducing energy costs and consumption. REAP provides two types of financial assistance: RES/EEI assistance and EA and REDA grants.
USDA Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program in Texas
The Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program, administered by USDA Rural Development, offers affordable funding to public bodies, community-based non-profit organizations, and federally-recognized tribes to help develop essential community facilities in rural areas.
USDA Rural Business Development Grants
USDA Rural Development offers over fifty financial assistance programs designed to support rural communities. If you are interested in applying, explore the various categories to find the best fit for your needs.