Author: Jay Kravitz

Program Name: Texas Economic Development and Tourism Resource Type: State State: Texas, Gulf of Mexico Agency: Program Source: Economic Development Entity Description: The Economic Development and Tourism Division (EDT) of the Governor's Office markets Texas as one of the world's premier business locations and travel destinations. The division pursues...

Program Name: Texas Capital Fund Infrastructure Development Program Resource Type: State State: Texas, Gulf of Mexico Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: The Texas Capital Fund Infrastructure Development Program is an economic development tool designed to provide financial resources to non-entitlement communities. Funds from this program can be utilized for...

Program Name: Texas Capital Fund Real Estate Development Program Resource Type: State State: Texas, Gulf of Mexico Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: The Texas Capital Fund Real Estate Development Program is designed to provide financial resources to non-entitlement communities. Funds must be used for real estate development (acquisitions, construction,...

Program Name: Texas Industry Development Loan Program Resource Type: State State: Texas, Gulf of Mexico Agency: Program Source: Loan Description: The Texas Industry Development (TID) Loan Program provides capital to Texas communities at favorable market rates. The main objective of TID is to support projects that will stimulate the...

Program Name: Boating Access Grants Resource Type: State State: Texas, Gulf of Mexico Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: This grant program provides 75% matching grant funds for the construction of public boat ramp facilities throughout Texas. Local government sponsors must make an application, provide the land, provide access to...

Program Name: Outdoor Recreation Grants Resource Type: State State: Texas, Gulf of Mexico Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: This grant provides 50% matching grant funds to municipalities, counties, MUDs and other local units of government with populations less than 500,000 to acquire and develop parkland or to renovate existing...

Program Name: Small Community Grants Resource Type: State State: Texas, Gulf of Mexico Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: This grant was created to meet the recreation needs of small Texas communities with a population of 20,000 and under. The grant provides 50% matching grant funds to eligible municipalities and...

Program Name: West Gulf Maritime Association (WGMA) Resource Type: Business Collaboration State: Texas, Louisiana Agency: Program Source: Description: To embrace within the membership of one Association the steamship owners, operators, agents along with stevedoring and/or terminal companies located in all Texas ports and the Port of Lake Charles,...

Program Name: Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation (RBFF) Resource Type: Business Collaboration State: USA Agency: Program Source: Description: A nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase participation in recreational angling and boating and thereby increase public awareness and appreciation of the need for protecting, conserving and restoring this...