On July 21 the Jersey Village City Council authorized staff to submit grant applications to the Texas General Land Office (GLO) Disaster Recovery Reallocation Program (DRRP) for three water and wastewater projects included in the city’s capital-improvement plan. City Manager Austin Blais said the program uses deobligated community-development block grant funds and the city was invited to submit project applications that demonstrate benefit to low- to moderate-income (LMI) areas.

The three projects submitted for consideration are: (1) Castle Bridge Wastewater Treatment Plant — non-potable water station, sludge draw-off base, chemical feed and an on-site lift station; (2) West Road Water Plant — replacement of the motor control center and chlorination equipment; and (3) Castle Bridge Wastewater — conversion to chlorine gas ejectors, headworks improvements and channel rehabilitation. Blais said the projects were selected from the CIP because they serve West Side-of-Jones neighborhoods with higher concentrations of LMI residents, which improves the city’s chance for funding.

Staff told council the total grant request across the three projects is just over $4.5 million and that the city’s share would be roughly $770,000 (staff provided the figure as an approximate estimate). Staff noted the costs include engineering and some inflation allowance and that work on design could begin sooner if the city pays for engineering up front so 100% of grant proceeds could be applied to construction. The GLO application deadline staff cited is Aug. 20; staff cautioned that final awards likely would not be made until mid-2026 and that grant contracts require work to be completed within about two years of contract execution.

Councilors expressed general support for applying to the GLO program; staff recommended approval of Resolution 2025-47 to authorize the application submissions and related steps, including the potential use of city or CO proceeds for any required local match if grants are awarded.

Ending: Council approved authorization to submit the three DRRP applications and asked staff to return with details on grant-administration costs and next steps; staff estimated outsourced administration could run roughly $260,000 but said the city saves that amount relative to other grants done in-house in recent years.