Texas Water Development Board · NOFO TWDB-FIF-2026
Flood Infrastructure Fund (FIF)
Planning, design, and construction funding for flood mitigation projects (SB 7, 86R).
Award range
$250,000 - $2,000,000
Application deadline
2026-05-30
Cost share
None
Overview
This program is administered under the Texas Grant Management Standards (TxGMS v2.1, Texas Comptroller). Applications go through (1) an eligibility and completeness review, (2) a substantive scoring review by program staff and external peer reviewers, and (3) an award decision by the executive director or governing board.
Statutory authority: Tex. Water Code Ch. 15, Subchapter I.
Eligibility
- Local Government
- Special District
- Tribal
- Texas-based entity in good standing with the Comptroller and Secretary of State
- Active SAM.gov registration with no exclusions; valid Unique Entity ID (UEI)
- Current on all prior state grant reporting and audits (no unresolved findings)
Award terms
- Performance period
- Sep 1, 2026 - Aug 31, 2029
- Payment basis
- Reimbursement (cost-incurred)
- Reporting
- Monthly draw requests + quarterly progress
Required documents
- IRS W-9 (current revision)
- Project / program narrative (problem, approach, performance measures)
- Detailed budget and budget narrative (cost basis per line)
- Resolution from governing body authorizing application and designating Authorized Official
- Most recent audited financial statements (or Single Audit if expending >$750K federal/year)
- SAM.gov Unique Entity ID (UEI) confirmation