AUSTIN – Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is pleased to announce that applications for $97 million in infrastructure project funding will open Feb. 19, 2026, to help eligible communities recover from the 2024 Disasters (24D). The Texas General Land Office (GLO) allocated $97,033,950 for the Local Communities Program (LCP), which provides funding for disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of infrastructure or economic revitalization projects.
“In 2024, Texas was impacted by Hurricane Beryl and other storms that devastates communities and damaged vital infrastructure,” said Commissioner Buckingham. “The GLO is proud of its role in helping Texans rebuild stronger and more resilient. The Local Communities Program will restore public infrastructure, strengthen local economies, and address long‑term recovery needs in eligible disaster‑impacted areas.”
The application for project submissions for the Local Communities Program will open Feb. 19, 2026, and close March 23 at 5:00 p.m. (Central Time). Only project proposals submitted by this deadline will be eligible for scoring and a potential invitation to apply.
LCP Webinar for Applicants
On February 18th, the GLO will hold a webinar to provide details about the program requirements, call for project submissions process, and scoring criteria.
Topic: 2024 Disasters Local Communities Program
Time: Feb 18, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Central Time
Webinar information available at recovery.texas.gov/24dlcp.
Who Can Apply
To be considered, applicants must be a local government (city or county) or Indian tribe located in one of the 92 counties designated as eligible by HUD. HUD designated 27 counties as most impacted or distressed (MID) and requires at least 80% of program funds be granted to MID applications.
Additional details about the 24D LCP – including eligibility requirements, eligible activities, national objectives requirements and more – are available at recovery.texas.gov/24dlcp.
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