The USDA provides national leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and other related issues based on public policy, the best available science, and effective management.

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) plays a critical role in facilitating regional economic development efforts in communities across the nation. Guided by the basic principle that sustainable economic development should be locally-driven, EDA works directly with communities and regions to help them build the capacity for economic development based on local business conditions and needs.

The Texas Department of Agriculture's stated mission is "to partner with all Texans to make Texas the nation's leader in agriculture, fortify our economy, empower rural communities, promote healthy lifestyles, market Texas products, provide biosecurity, provide consumer protection, and cultivate winning strategies for rural, suburban, and urban Texas through exceptional service and the common threads of agriculture in our daily lives."

The Texas Historic Commission (THC) is a nationally recognized agency whose goal is to ensure the preservation Texas history. This goal is achieved through cooperation and consultation with state organizations as well as citizens to protect architectural, archaeological, and cultural landmarks throughout Texas.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department provides outdoor recreational opportunities by managing and protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat and acquiring and managing parklands and historic areas. It has inherited the functions of many state entities created to protect Texas' natural resources.

The Texas Comptroller's office is the chief steward of the state's finances. The agency acts as the state's tax collector, chief accountant, chief revenue estimator, and chief treasurer for the entire state government. In addition to its role as the chief steward of the state's finances, The Texas Comptroller also administers a number of statewide programs and grant opportunities.

The Brazos Valley Small Business Development Center is apart of the broader Texas Gulf Coast SBDC Network. The Texas Gulf Coast SBDC Network is based out of the University of Houston and provides technical assistance to 32 counties in the Southeast region of Texas. While they do not provide direct funding to businesses, they do offer trainings, webinars, and personal one-on-one meetings with members of the public that are interested in building or growing their small business.

The Texas Department of Transportation is responsible for planning, designing, building, operating, and maintaining the state's systems of transportation. TxDOT has divided the state into separate districts that individually manage these responsibilities within a given geography. All of BVCOG's counties fall within the Bryan District of TxDOT.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an agency within the United States Department of Homeland Security. The agency's stated mission "Helping people before, during, and after disasters".

Essential community infrastructure is key in ensuring that rural areas enjoy the same basic quality of life and services enjoyed by those in urban areas. Community Facilities Programs offer direct loans, loan guarantees and grants to develop or improve essential public services and facilities in communities across rural America. These amenities help increase the competitiveness of rural communities in attracting and retaining businesses that provide employment and services for their residents.

Business Programs provide financial backing and technical assistance to stimulate business creation and growth. The programs work through partnerships with public and private community based organizations and financial institutions to provide financial assistance, business development, and technical assistance to rural businesses.

Through Rural Utilities Service Water and Environmental Programs (WEP), rural communities obtain the technical assistance and financing necessary to develop drinking water and waste disposal systems. Safe drinking water and sanitary waste disposal systems are vital not only to public health, but also to the economic vitality of rural America. Rural Development is a leader in helping rural America improve the quality of life and increase the economic opportunities for rural people.

Funds projects that help fill the knowledge and information gaps that may prevent leaders in the public and nonprofit sectors in distressed areas from making optimal decisions on local economic development issues.

Funds projects that support construction, non-construction, planning, technical assistance, and RLF projects which leverage existing regional assets and support the implementation of strategies that advance economic prosperity in distressed communities.

Seeks to help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of non-construction and construction projects to address economic challenges in areas affected by a disaster.

(TxCDBG) assists small cities and rural communities by providing decent housing, suitable living environments, and expanded economic opportunities principally for persons of low- to moderate-income. TxCDBG funds community projects such as utility infrastructure, disaster response, and unique local economic development projects.

The Texas Department of Agriculture has dozens more funding opportunities and programs spanning the topics of agriculture production, health, nutrition, and economic development

Further explore the different preservation opportunities offered by the Texas Historic Commission, which are designed to protect the history and heritage of Texas.

The United States and the State of Texas both offer landmark designations to historic properties. These designations can open up new opportunities to help owners preserve and enhance their properties.

Property owners interested in preserving, repairing, or enhancing their properties might be able to access funding assistance through both the federal and state governments.

The Texas Historic Commission offers the public information about caring for a historic property. This information includes resources for increasing a property's accessibility, methods for achieving sustainability in historic structures, as well as challenges with meeting modern building codes.

Many of our regional towns and cities have deep historic roots that communities want to preserve and protect. These historic roots also offer an economic opportunity for local communities in the form of historic tourism. The Texas Historic Commission able to help local communities with tourism and economic development through different partner organizations and state-wide development programs.

The Local Park Grant Program consists of 5 individual programs that assist local units of government with the acquisition and/or development of public recreation areas and facilities throughout the State of Texas. The Program provides 50% matching grants on a reimbursement basis to eligible applicants. All grant assisted sites must be dedicated as parkland in perpetuity, properly maintained and open to the public.

TPWD administers the National Recreational Trails Fund in Texas. This federally funded program receives its funding from a portion of federal gas taxes paid on fuel used in non-highway recreational vehicles. Funds can be spent on both motorized and non-motorized recreational trail projects such as the construction of new recreational trails, to improve existing trails, to develop trailheads or trailside facilities, and to acquire trail corridors.

The Target Range Grant Program supports the development of public, safe, accessible shooting facilities that align with TPWD hunter education and shooting sports activities and programs. Benefits of participation include partnership opportunities within the target range community, recreational opportunities for shooting sports, and regional locations for hunters to practice their skills.

SECO partners with Texas local governments, county governments, public K-12 schools, public institutions of higher education and state agencies to reduce utility costs and maximize efficiency. SECO also adopts energy codes for single-family residential, commercial and state-funded buildings.

The Broadband Development Office (BDO), awards grants, low-interest loans, and other financial incentives to internet service providers who expand access to broadband service un underserved areas. The BDO also provides a variety of tools and resources supporting the expansion of broadband access across Texas.

The Texas Comptroller's Office promotes the importance of education and independence, and encourages parents to begin saving early for their child's future well being. Whether you're interested in saving for college or establishing an account to save for qualified disability-related expenses, the Texas Comptroller can help. The organization has tools for learning about the state's prepaid tuition and savings plans, scholarship opportunities and more.

The program provides financial assistance to sheriff's departments, constable's offices, and district and county attorney's offices in eligible counties to ensure professional law enforcement and legal representation of the people's interests throughout the state.

The Public Transportation Division of TxDOT administers the Transportation Alternative (TA) Program. This program provides funds for locally sponsored transportation infrastructure projects targeted at bicyclists and pedestrians.

While TxDOT does not directly provided post-disaster emergency relief funding, the agency does act in a supporting role by helping local governments work with federal agencies like the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to securing funding.

Airports included in the Texas Airport System Plan can access both state and federal funding for both maintainence and improvement projects.

FEMA Preparedness Grants help build and maintain our communities' capacity to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate damage caused by man-made and natural disasters.

FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants help fund communities' hazard mitigation efforts. These efforts help to reduce or eliminate the risks posed by both man-made and natural distasters.

Using Continuing Training Grants, FEMA supports community training meant to address emergency preparedness gaps across the county.

TX-PACE is a proven financial tool that incentivizes Texas’ property owners to upgrade facility infrastructure with little or no capital outlay. Approved by State legislation and established by local governments, TX-PACE programs enable owners to lower their operating costs and use the savings to pay for eligible water conservation, energy efficiency, resiliency, and distributed generation projects.