Resource Links 

Community and Economic Development Assessments

• Texas Community Futures Forum 

Grant and Loan Resources

•  Office of the Governor, State Grants Team
•  Texas Commission of Environmental Quality
•  Texas Historical Commission
•  Texas Parks and Wildlife
• Texas Rural Communities, Inc.
•  National Endowment for the Humanities
•  U.S. Department of Agriculture
•  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
•  U.S. Department of Labor
•  Federal Funds Express
•  Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
•  The Foundation Center
• Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education  
• Grants.gov

Economic Expansion and Diversification

•  Texas Travel Industry Association
• Texas Rural Leadership Program
•  Rural Housing Service
•  Housing Resource Center
•  Rural Utilities Service
•  Small Business Development Centers
•  Texas Workforce Commission
• Alternative Enterprises and Agritourism
• Conservation Easements; A Guide for Texas Landowners
• Agricultural Marketing Resource Center
• Alternative Farming Systems Information Center