Tom Green County OKs $4.82 million military grant, pledges $200,000 toward Goodfellow access control project

Tom Green County commissioners voted in February 2025 to accept a grant agreement from the Texas Military Preparedness Commission to fund a defense access control point project at Goodfellow Air Force Base and to adopt a budget recognizing the award.

Speaker 5 told the court the award amount is $4,821,472 and that Tom Green County will provide a $200,000 cash contribution toward the project. Speaker 5 said the grant agreement arrived and was reviewed by the county attorney’s office and is the next formal step in the grant process. "The dollar amount is $4,821,472, and Tom Green County does have a $200,000 cash contribution towards this project," Speaker 5 said.

The court approved a motion by Speaker 3 to adopt the grant agreement and the budget. Speaker 1 recorded corresponding line‑item transfers to increase the county’s building construction budget by $4,821,472 and to recognize intergovernmental (block/grant) revenue for the same amount, plus moving $200,000 from other revenues into the building construction line to fund the county match.

County staff noted that the United States Air Force must formally accept improvements that result from the grant, and the acceptance/transfer process can take several months. The item was presented as part of ongoing coordination between the county and Goodfellow Air Force Base; Speaker 5 described the item as a required formal step to enable construction and gifting of improvements.

The court approved the motion by voice vote; members responded "aye" and the presiding speaker said the motion carried. The county did not record individual named roll‑call votes in the transcript. Next steps include final execution of the grant agreement and administrative steps to move the budgeted funds into the building construction project account.