GrantWorks’ Capacity to Perform
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More than $200 million in federal and state grants managed since 1999
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More than 150 combined years of CDBG management experience as administrative consultants and state employees
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Seven senior CDBG grant managers
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Two associate CDBG grant managers
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Two CDBG grant manager supervisors
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Four regional client services professionals
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Four technical specialists who handle environmental assessment, Davis-Bacon labor standards, and CDBG beneficiary documentation.
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Comprehensive Planning & Engineering Department
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Affordable Housing Department
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Transportation/Natural Resources Department (TxDOT, Texas Parks & Wildlife, and Coastal grant programs)


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DR Round II Brochure

Who is GrantWorks?
GrantWorks is Texas’ largest CDBG project administrator, with more than 150 governmental clients. We were founded in Sugar Land in 1979 and now have 30+ professionals in offices across Texas providing full-service, turn-key grant project management.
 
What services do you provide?
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Acquisition activities
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Record and Financial System Mgmt
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Reporting
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Fair Housing/EEO
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Labor Standards Compliance
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Close-out and Monitoring procedures

Why do I need a grant administrator?
A trained grant administrator will keep your project moving forward while complying with the many state and federal grant requirements that govern CDBG funding.
 
Grant administrators relieve the local staff in preparing paperwork, project coordination with engineers and state personnel, and handling compliance procedures.  
 
The grant administrator you select will be paid directly by ORCA under the CDBG Disaster Recovery Program.

What is CDBG?
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Community Development Block Grants
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Federal funds distributed through the US Department of Housing & Urban Development.
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Can be used for a wide variety of purposes
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Purposes are restricted under this special Disaster Recovery allocation

 
What types of projects are eligible under CDBG Disaster Recovery?

 Facility damage caused by Hurricane Ike:
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Water and Wastewater Systems
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Roadways and  Bridges
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Bulkheads, Causeways
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Drainage systems

Improving systems that failed to function:
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Elevating Roadways, Lift Stations, etc.
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Sewer Line Replacement /Sealing
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Drainage projects to alleviate flooding
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Shoreline protection—Bulkheads, Seawalls
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Generators for operation of critical facilities
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Shelter capacity expansion, etc.
 
How will the CDBG Disaster Recovery funding be implemented?
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Choose a grant project administrator and engineer from ORCA’s approved provider lists.
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Chosen firms prepare the official ORCA application forms for submittal.
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Firms provide support needed to quickly and correctly implement your Disaster Recovery project.
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Engineers and administrators are paid directly by ORCA—there is no cost to the community.

 
GrantWorks would be honored to serve as your CDBG DR Grant Administrator

Duties of a Disaster Recovery Administrator