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County authorizes pursuit of EDA disaster supplemental grant to build regional flood‑resilience technology sector
Summary
The Cameron County Commissioners Court on Nov. 4 authorized staff to pursue an EDA Disaster Supplemental (industry transformation path) grant to build a regional flood‑resilience technology industry and monitoring program, and approved soliciting professional grant‑writing services.
Cameron County Commissioners Court voted Nov. 4 to authorize county staff to prepare and submit a proposal to the U.S. Economic Development Administration's Disaster Supplemental Notice of Funding Opportunity under the industry transformation path.
"We're looking at ... 3 to 5 large scale coordinator projects nationwide," the presenter said, describing the competition and the award size, which ranges from $20 million to $50 million and requires a 20% match. County staff said the deadline for submission is March 3, 2026, giving roughly four months to assemble a regional coalition and the application.
Presenters framed the…
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