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  3. U.S. House of Representative

Grants & Funding Assistance

  1. Federal Grants Search Engine

  2. State Grants Search Engine

  3. Art Projects administered by ArtPlace

  4. Beautification Grants/Funding administered by Keep Texas Beautiful

  5. Beautification/Clean Up: Community Impact Grant administered by Home Depot

  6. Brownfields Communities Assistance administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  7. Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund

  8. Clean School Bus Program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency

  9. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

  10. Community Development Block Grant for Rural Texas (CDBG) administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture

  11. Community Facilities Grant administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture

  12. Design and Main Streets in Rural Communities administered by the Citizens' Institute on Rural Design

  13. Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration

  14. Downtown Improvements: Anice Read Fund Grant administered by the Texas Downtown Association

  15. Downtown Revitalization and Main Street Programs administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture

  16. Electric Vehicle Charging Community Grant administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation

  17. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program administered by the U.S. Department of Energy

  18. Environmental Awards Program: Governor's Community Achievement Awards administered by Keep Texas Beautiful - recipients receiving funding for environmental programs

  19. Historic Building Preservation Grant administered by the Texas Historical Commission

  20. Homeland Security Grants administered by the Homeland Security Grants Division, Office of the Governor

  21. Internet for All Funding Programs administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration

  22. Main Street Improvements administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture

  23. Parks and Recreation Grants administered by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

  24. Public Transportation Grants administered by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)

  25. Public Safety Grants (anti-gang, anti-drug, community policing, hiring program) administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)

  26. Public Safety Grants: FEMA Grants

  27. Reading Program administered by the National Endowment for the Arts

  28. Recreation Grant: Community Outdoor Outreach Program administered by the Texas Parks and Recreation Department

  29. Recreation Grant for Soccer Fields administered by the U.S. Soccer Foundation

  30. Traffic Safety Grants administered by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)

  31. Water and Wastewater Funding Resources (List maintained by the Small Business and Local Government Assistance Division, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)

Legal Research - Disaster Management - Example Documents - General

  1. Annex U - Legal (PDF)

Legal Research - Disaster Management - Example Documents - Quarantines

  1. Contaminated Vehicle Control Order (DOC)

  2. Quarantine Person Order (DOC)

  3. Quarantine Property Order (DOC)

Legal Research - Environmental - Example Documents

  1. Outdoor Burning - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (2015) (PDF)

Legal Research - Municipal Court - Helpful Links

  1. Texas Municipal Court Education Center (TMCEC)

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  1. TML Fundamentals of Employment Law for Cities Online Training

  2. Succession Planning for Cities Webinar

  3. Ethics and Integrity in City Government

  4. Breaking the Ice of Nice

  5. Build Effective City Council Relationships

  6. The 2020 Census and Population Change in Texas and Our Cities (Free)

  7. Property Tax Rate Setting Process for Cities

  8. Six Practical Tools for Resilience in Difficult Times

  9. TML Crisis, Pivot, and Lead for Elected City Officials

  10. Cultivating Community Capital, One Building at a Time

  11. Texas Laws and Your City- Small Cell Update: How’s It Going?

  12. Texas Laws and Your City- Open Meetings Update: Walking Quorums, Public Comment, and More

  13. Texas Laws and Your City- Disaster Response: What You Need to Know

  14. Texas Laws and Your City - Annexation: What’s Left?

  15. HOT 101: Introduction to the Hotel Occupancy Tax

  16. Oil and Gas Development in Town: How Does House Bill 40 Set the Rules? (Free)

  17. Can I Delete This Facebook Post? (Free)

  18. Time Management Secrets for the Overworked and Overwhelmed (Free)

  19. Social Media and Your City: Possibilities, Policies, and Pitfalls (Free)

  20. Make Your Presentations Memorable (Free)

  21. 2017 Retail Trends and How to Develop a Retail Recruitment Strategy (Free)

  22. The Six Secrets to Construction Success (Free)

  23. Weeding Out Bad Employees: Random Drug Testing and Cities (Free)

  24. HB 40: What the Oil and Gas Bill Means for Cities (Free)

  25. Retail Follows Rooftops: Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities of Population Growth (Free)

  26. From Chaos to Collaboration: A New Paradigm for Public Engagement (Free)

  27. Town Halls: Building Dialogue - and More - With Citizens (Free)

  28. Municipal Regulation of Alcohol: Beauty is in the Eye of the Beerholder (Free)