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Council Authorizes GrantWorks to Pursue CDBG Pre-Application with 5% Match
Summary
Council unanimously authorized GrantWorks to prepare a Community Development Block Grant pre-application (up to $750,000 from the Texas Department of Agriculture) and to negotiate administration fees; staff said the grant dovetails with the drainage study.
The Gunter City Council unanimously voted to authorize GrantWorks to prepare and submit a pre-application for a Texas Department of Agriculture Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) that could provide up to $750,000 for drainage or street infrastructure, with a 5% local match requirement.
Adam, a city staff member, told the council GrantWorks was the only respondent to the city's solicitation and that GrantWorks is qualified to manage the complicated application process. Adam said the CDBG "targets more rural, lower population communities" and highlighted the program's 5% match as a favorable funding lever for the city's drainage needs. The council approved delegating hiring and fee-negotiation authority to staff to allow GrantWorks to proceed with the RFQ and application process.
The motion to hire GrantWorks passed unanimously; the council emphasized the potential for the grant to dovetail with the city's planned drainage study and requested staff work with GrantWorks to ensure grant eligibility and to avoid duplicative work already completed.
Next steps: staff will finalize any contract with GrantWorks, pursue the CDBG pre-application and coordinate eligibility conversations that determine whether the drainage study can be part of the grant scope.
