PUBLIC NOTICE

TARRANT COUNTY, TX

PROPOSED USE OF PRE-AWARD FUNDS FOR 2026 PROJECTS IN TARRANT COUNTY ACTION PLAN

HUD CDBG Funds

 June 12, 2026

 Tarrant County will receive $4,186,628.00 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in 2026. The county intends to use pre-award cost for engineering plans and specifications for 2026 infrastructure projects planned in the 2026 Action plan after the environmental review procedures stated in 24 CFR part 58 have been completed.  "Under certain conditions, CDBG grantees and their subrecipients may incur costs prior to the effective date of their CDBG grant agreement with HUD. The grantee or subrecipient may then pay those costs (including reimbursing itself if it used its own funds to pay the costs) after the effective date of the grant agreement, provided that it complies with the pre-award regulations at 24 CFR §570.200(h)....The total amount of pre-award costs to be paid during any program year is no more than 25 percent of grant amount for that year or $300,000, whichever is greater. "

Projects are Water Improvement: Azle, Forest Hill, Haltom City, Richland Hills, Watauga; Sewer Improvement: Blue Mound, Euless; Park Improvement: Everman; Street and Water: Hurst; Street and sidewalk: Grapevine; New Sidewalks: Kennedale, Mansfield, Saginaw; and Street Improvement: North Richland Hills.

Questions and concerns may be made by mail or email by July 13, 2026 to James A. McClinton, Director at Tarrant County Community Development, 2501 Parkview Drive, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX  76102 or JAMcClinton@TarrantCountyTX.gov . For further inquiries, please call 817-850-7940.   

Annual Action Plan

The Annual Action Plan (AAP) combines the application, planning, and reporting requirements for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds. Program Year (PY) 2026 allocations were released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) April 3, 2026: CDBG, $4,186,628.00; HOME, $1,568,422.52; and ESG, $251,690.00. To read the complete 2026 AAP, click here to view.

5-Year Consolidated Plan

The Consolidated Plan is designed to help Tarrant County assess affordable housing and community development needs and market conditions, and to make data-driven, place-based investment decisions. This process serves as the framework to identify housing and community development priorities in alignment with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development formula block grant programs. Click here to view the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan.

Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) 2024

Tarrant County - Community Development Department is making available to all interested citizens and organizations the 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). The current performance report covers a period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 and describes progress made in achieving goals set forth in the 2024 Action Plan.