The Granbury City Council voted Dec. 2 to engage Lone Star Consulting to provide tailored federal advocacy, funding and policy support for city projects, and to amend the FY 2025–26 budget to transfer $37,500 from the General Fund contingency to the City Council consultants line item.

City staff said council members met Lone Star Consulting at the Texas Municipal League conference and that the firm, based in Washington, D.C., assists cities in pursuing federal grants and funding for projects such as airport improvements. Staff described the firm’s services as providing an ‘‘edge’’ in identifying federal funding opportunities; staff cited monthly fees of $3,500 for the service and said the council would consider delegating representation for meetings in Washington with Lone Star and congressional staff as needed.

Council moved and approved the agreement and the budget amendment by unanimous vote. Staff said the engagement is intended to help pursue grants in the upcoming federal funding cycles and that the city’s congressional representative has expressed interest in Granbury’s airport projects.

What’s next: staff will execute the agreement, transfer $37,500 in the FY 2025–26 budget, and coordinate any Washington visits and advocacy priorities with the consultant and council representatives.