Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant (DEAAG) (Texas)

 
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    Funder Type

    State Government

    IT Classification

    B - Readily funds technology as part of an award

    Authority

    Texas Office of the Governor

    Summary

    The Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant (DEAAG) program is an infrastructure grant program designed to assist defense communities that are responding to or recovering from a reduction or termination of defense contracts, and those that have been positively affected with new or expanded military missions, as well as, qualified job retention. DEAAG funding is available to local municipalities, counties, defense base development authorities, junior college districts and Texas State Technical College campuses, and region planning commissions representing these communities.

    Funding can be used for negatively and positively affected communities or for proactive projects that will increase the military value of the installation. Projects can include the purchase of Department of Defense property, new construction or rehabilitation of facilities in support of job creating projects and opportunities. Additionally, funds can be awarded to junior colleges or Texas State Technical College system entities for the purchase or leasing of capital equipment for the purpose of (re)training displaced defense workers. 

    The following types of actions are considered to adversely affect an applicant: 
    • The proposed or actual establishment, realignment or closure of a defense facility
    • The proposed or actual establishment, realignment or closure of a military facility
    • The cancellation or termination of a defense contract or failure of the Department of Defense to proceed with an approved major weapons system program
    • A publicly-announced planned major reduction in Department of Defense spending that would directly and adversely affect the community
    • The proposed or actual establishment, realignment or closure of a reserve facility And is expected to experience or has already experienced; please select which qualification applies:
    • Loss of 2,500 or more defense worker jobs in a municipality or county that is located in an urbanized area of a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
    • Loss of 1,000 or more defense worker jobs in a municipality or county outside an urbanized area of a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
    • Loss of defense worker jobs representing one percent or more of the jobs in the municipality
    The following types of actions are considered to positively affect an applicant: 
    • Increase in military missions, including personnel gains at a local military installation, within a municipality or county as a result of a Department of Defense anticipated, planned, announced, or implemented action to increase or otherwise realign defense worker jobs or facilities.
     

    History of Funding

    Examples of past awards include the reconstruction of water and wastewater systems, the replacement air traffic control towers, and upgrading a building to accommodate indoor engine testing capabilities.

    Additional Information

    NOTE: No administrative costs will be reimbursed through this grant.

    Contacts

    Texas Military Preparedness Commission

    Texas Military Preparedness Commission
    P.O. Box 12428
    Austin, TX 78711-1248
    (512) 475-1475
     

  • Eligibility Details

    Eligible applicants are Texas entities that satisfy at least one of the following: 
    • Municipality or county that is a defense community
    • Regional planning commission that has a defense community within its boundary
    • Public junior college district all or part of which is located in a defense community
    • Campus or extension center for education purposes of the Texas State Technical College System located in a defense community
    • Defense base development authority
    • Political subdivision having the power of a defense base development authority

    Deadline Details

    Applications will be due Friday, October 30, 2020 at 5:00 PM CST. A similar deadline is anticipated annually. 

    Award Details

    Individual awards will vary from $50,000 to $5 million per project.  Project periods will extend through August 31, 2019.  

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