Legislation Details

File #: 26-3308    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Passed
File created: 5/14/2026 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 5/28/2026 Final action: 5/28/2026
Title: Request by the Flood Control District for approval to submit an application to the Texas Department of Emergency Management for grant funds in the amount of $7,500,000, with a required match of $2,500,000, for the Federal Emergency Management Agency Fiscal Year 2025 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grant Program (Galveston Bay Watershed, Bond ID F-98, Precinct 2).

Primary Department: Flood Control District
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen, Ph.D., P.E., Executive Director

Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Grant - Application

Project ID (if applicable): F212-00-00-C001
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas Department of Emergency Management

MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request

Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): HCFCD, HCTRA, HHS

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Flood Control District for approval to submit an application to the Texas Department of Emergency Management for grant funds in the amount of $7,500,000, with a required match of $2,500,000, for the Federal Emergency Management Agency Fiscal Year 2025 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grant Program (Galveston Bay Watershed, Bond ID F-98, Precinct 2).
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Background and Discussion:
It is recommended that the Flood Control District be authorized to apply for grant award funds from the FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program to fund the project in the Galveston Bay Watershed. BRIC funding is available annually through funding allocation from the US Congress. The proposed project in Galveston Bay Watershed will fund construction of the project. The Flood Control District plans to source the required local cash match ($2,500,000) from CIP or O&M funding.

Expected Impact:
This grant would fund construction of the F212-00-00 Deer Creek Stormwater Conveyance Improvements. The Flood Control District expects that once constructed, this project will lower the water surface elevation floodplain in the Galveston Bay area by creating conveyance for the stormwat...

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