The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) allocates Community Development Funds through the Texas Community Development Block Grant (TxCDBG) Program, which provides funding to eligible communities for infrastructure and community development projects. TDA determines the grant applications that will be funded based on statewide criteria and regionally chosen project priorities.

The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) is coordinating the selection of these Regional Project Priorities for North Central Texas. These priorities will account for 25% of the total points used to score the 2027-2028 Community Development Fund applications. Points are awarded based on tiers of prioritized activities.

Please complete this survey by 4 p.m. on Friday, July 17, 2026 to provide input on the Regional Project Priorities.

Contact Corinne Buckley at CBuckley@nctcog.org or (817) 704-2510 with any questions.
For questions 1 - 31, select a Project Priority Tier for each activity category.

The Priority Tier options are:
1st Tier (includes activities that are your community's highest priority)
2nd Tier (includes activities that are your community's second highest priority)
3rd Tier (includes activities that are your community's third highest priority)
No Priority (includes activities that are not a priority for your community)

Please reference HUD's CDBG Matrix Codes Document for activity definitions. Note that HUD activity codes, indicated in parenthesis, may differ from TDA activity codes.

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* 1. Senior Centers (Activity Code 03A, see page 2)

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* 2. Facility for Persons with Disabilities (Activity Code 03B, see page 2)

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* 3. Homeless Facilities (Activity Code 03C, see page 2)

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* 4. Youth Centers (Activity Code 03D, see page 3)

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* 5. Neighborhood Facilities (Activity Code 03E, see page 3)

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* 6. Parks, Recreational Facilities (Activity Code 03F, see page 3)

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* 7. Parking Facilities (Activity Code 03G, see page 3)

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* 8. Solid Waste Disposal Improvements (Activity Code 03H, see page 3)

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* 9. Flood Drainage Improvements (Activity Code 03I, see page 3)

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* 10. Water/Sewer Improvements (Activity Code 03J, see page 3)

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* 11. Street Improvements (Activity Code 03K, see page 4)

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* 12. Sidewalks (Activity Code 03L, see page 4)

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* 13. Child Care Centers (Activity Code 03M, see page 4)

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* 14. Fire Station/Equipment (Activity Code 03O, see page 4)
*Please note that TDA has determined they will not open the Fire, Ambulance, and Service Truck (FAST) Fund for new applications in 2024. This decision is based on current funding availability and the timeline to secure new fire protection and medical response vehicles. TDA encourages communities hoping to access the FAST Fund to consider these needs when identifying their priorities for the 2027-2028 Community Development Fund application.*

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* 15. Health Facilities (Activity Code 03P, see page 4)

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* 16. Other Eligible CDBG Public Improvements (Activity Code 03Z, see page 5)

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* 17. Clearance and Demolition (Activity Code 04, see page 1)

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* 18. Public Services (Activity Codes 05A, 05B, 05C, 05D, 05E, 05F, 05G, 05H, 05I, 05J, 05K, 05L, 05M, 05N, 05O, 05P, 05Q, 05R, 05S, 05T, 05U, 05V, 05W, 05X, 05Y, 05Z, see pages 6-9)

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* 19. Construction of New Housing - via community development organizations (Activity Code 12, see page 10)

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* 20. Rehab; Single-Unit Residential (Activity Code 14A, "Utility Connections" are NOT included here, see page 11)

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* 21. Rehab; Single-Unit Residential, Utility Connections (Activity Code 14A, "Utility Connections" are included here, see page 11)

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* 22. Rehab; Multi-Unit Residential (Activity Code 14B, see page 12)

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* 23. Public Housing Modernization (Activity Code 14C, see page 12)

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* 24. Other Housing Rehab, Relocation, and/or Homeownership Services (Activity Codes 14D, 14F, 14G, 14H, 14I, 14J, 14K, 14L, 19E, see pages 12-13)

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* 25. Code Enforcement (Activity Code 15, see page 13)

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* 26. Residential Historic Preservation (Activity Code 16A, see page 13)

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* 27. Non-Residential Historic Preservation (Activity Code 16B, see page 5)

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* 28. Economic Development - Assistance to Not-for-Profit Organizations (Activity Codes 17A, 17B, 17C, 17D, see page 14)

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* 29. Economic Development - Assistance to For-Profits (Activity Code 18A, see page 15)

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* 30. Micro-Enterprise Assistance (Activity Code 18C, see page 15)

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* 31. Planning (Activity Code 20, see page 16)

For questions 32 and 33, assign points to the 2nd and 3rd priority tiers in five-point increments.

Projects identified as “1st tier” above will be assigned 50 points. Projects identified as "No Priority" above will not have any points assigned.

When assigning points to priorities, note that a greater gap in points between tiers will result in a heavier weighed scoring towards higher priorities.

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* 32. Please select the points to be awarded to the 2nd Tier project priorities you identified above (includes activities that are your community's second highest priority).

Points selected for the 2nd Tier project priorities should be at least 5 points fewer than points selected for the 1st Tier project priorities.

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* 33. Please select the points to be awarded to the 3rd Tier project priorities you identified above (includes activities that are your community's third highest priority).

Points selected for the 3rd Tier project priorities should be at least 5 points fewer than points selected for the 2nd Tier project priorities.

Please provide your name and contact information in case we have any follow up questions.

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* 34. Your Name

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* 35. Your Email

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* 36. Your Community Name

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