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Anderson County approves resolution to seek $750,000 CDBG award for fiber project
Summary
The Commissioners Court voted to authorize Resolution R12-2024 to apply to the Texas Department of Agriculture for a Texas Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) award—eligible up to $750,000—for a proposed fiber-optic project the county estimates at about $690,000; the court approved moving forward with ACOG assistance.
Anderson County’s Commissioners Court on a November 2024 special meeting approved Resolution R12-2024 authorizing submission of a Texas Community Development Block Grant Program application to the Texas Department of Agriculture to seek Community Development Fund assistance, including a proposed fiber-optic project.
Unidentified Speaker 4 told the court the region’s maximum award is “$750,000” and described a county “swing project” — a fiber plan the county estimates at about $690,000 — that would meet the fund’s criteria. The court heard that the funding program channels federal community-development dollars (HUD) through the state and is for jurisdictions that do not qualify for direct HUD funding.
Motion to approve the resolution was made by Commissioner Chapin and seconded by Commissioner Dixon; the court approved the motion. The court also identified David from ACOG and Lindsey to assist in preparing and submitting application materials.
Officials discussed alternative or additional projects that could qualify under the application if the fiber proposal changed. Unidentified Presiding Official noted potential local drainage work near Antioch Church as a project the county could consider if necessary.
Why it matters: the CDBG funds the state administers can provide sizable one-time investments for infrastructure in counties and small cities that lack direct HUD entitlement; winning a grant would bring outside dollars — up to the region’s maximum cited in the meeting — to Anderson County for broadband or other eligible community-development projects.
What happens next: with the court’s approval of R12-2024 the county staff and ACOG representatives were authorized to prepare and submit the application to the Texas Department of Agriculture; the transcript does not state application deadlines or an award timeline.
