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Consultant lists grants for trails, solar lighting, brownfields and youth programs
Summary
McCoy Consulting reviewed grant opportunities the EDC could pursue — T‑Mobile ($50,000), Lowe's (up to $100,000), AARP, Texas Parks & Wildlife (up to $40,000) and a Department of Energy voucher program (communities under 50,000) — and recommended letters of support and volunteer/in‑kind match strategies to strengthen applications.
Britney McCoy of McCoy Consulting presented a portfolio of grant opportunities the Lago Vista Economic Development Corporation can pursue to fund trails, park lighting, ADA improvements and workforce development.
McCoy recommended applying for the T‑Mobile Hometown grant (maximum cited $50,000; next window closes June 30), continuing to pursue AARP funding opportunities, nominating projects for Lowe’s community grants (up to $100,000), and exploring a Texas Parks & Wildlife program that funds youth engagement and nature‑immersion activities (McCoy said awards of up to $40,000 are available and that construction is typically not eligible). She also flagged a Department of Energy voucher program open to communities under 50,000 residents that can fund solar lighting or municipal energy upgrades; McCoy cited a potential $90,000 voucher and said applications for that program run through 2028.
McCoy advised collecting a mix of letters of support from local residents and community leaders (mayor, council, chamber director) and documenting volunteer or in‑kind labor as match. She said equipment donations or contractor volunteer days can be valued and entered as match on grant budgets. On the brownfields opportunity, she recommended a workforce‑development approach that pairs site remediation with job training and noted the program could train dozens of residents depending on the scope.
Board members discussed volunteer match specifics and whether board members who own contracting firms could contribute labor as match; McCoy said that depends on bylaws and conflict‑of‑interest policies and recommended legal review before tabulating in‑kind donations. The board asked McCoy to provide sample application templates and assist with letters of support and budgets.
McCoy said she will keep a rolling list of upcoming small and mid‑sized grants and can lead applications if the EDC chooses to be the lead applicant.
