Eligible Applicants

TxCDBG Colonia funds are available to eligible county applicants for projects in severely distressed unincorporated areas which meet the definition as a colonia:

• any identifiable unincorporated community within 150 miles of the United States-Mexico border, not including any standard metropolitan statistical area with a population exceeding 1,000,000;
• the community is determined to be a colonia on the basis of criteria including lack of potable water supply, lack of adequate sewage systems, and lack of decent, safe, and sanitary housing;
• the community was in existence as a colonia before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (November 28, 1990).

Unsure if your community qualifies for Colonia funding? Check the Texas Attorney General Colonia Map

Award Amounts

Awards are made on an annual basis through a competitive process among eligible counties
Maximum: $1,000,000.

2025 Colonia Construction Final Scores - 01/10/2025

Community Application (Phase 1) Deadline: December 9, 2024

2025 Colonia Fund: Construction (CFC) Application Guidance 

Appendix C - TDA-GO Instructions

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