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Court authorizes RFP for CDBG grant administrator and appoints selection committee

Houston County Commissioners Court · August 11, 2026

Summary

Houston County received notice of available CDBG funds through the Texas Department of Agriculture, authorized an RFP to procure a grant administrator, and appointed Sheila Johnson, Melissa Jeter and County Judge Jim Lovell to the Selection Review Committee.

Houston County Commissioners on Aug. 11 received information about Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding available through the Texas Department of Agriculture and authorized procurement of a grant administrator through a Request for Proposals. The court also appointed a Selection Review Committee — Sheila Johnson, County Auditor Melissa Jeter, and County Judge Jim Lovell — to determine scope of services and review and score received RFPs (Form A501).

The minutes record the court "received as information the availability of grant funds for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) through the Texas Department of Agriculture and authorize procurement of a grant administrator through the Request for Proposals process and appoint Sheila Johnson, Melissa Jeter, and Jim Lovell as Selection Review Committee to determine the scope of services and to review and score received RGPs (Form A501)." The court approved the action 4–0. The minutes do not include proposed project types or estimated grant amounts.

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