ORCA's Preliminary 2009/2010 CDBG Scores can be found here.
Please note this is subject to change.
Department Contacts
The Special Projects Division was created to work with any special programs that
arise for ATCOG that are not included in the other grant programs and to write
grants for member cities, counties, school districts, fire departments, and
other entities in our ten-county region. Below is a synopsis of some of
the ongoing projects within ATCOG.
Hazard
Mitigation Planning
Local Mitigation Action Plans (MAPs) serve as a guide for
decision makers as they commit resources to reducing the effect of natural
hazards. For disasters declared after November 1, 2004, local governments
must have a Hazard Mitigation Plan approved by the Federal Emergency Management
Administration (FEMA) to remain eligible for project funding from the Hazard
Mitigation Grant Program. ATCOG has prepared MAPs for each of the nine
Texas counties. The MAPs have been forwarded to the Texas Department of
Emergency Management (DEM) for review. After DEM review, if no revisions
are required the MAPs are forwarded to FEMA for review and approval. After
approval by FEMA, the local jurisdictions included in the MAP have 90 days in
which to adopt the MAP. Red River County's MAP has received FEMA approval
and it has been adopted by the jurisdictions included in the MAP. The
other eight MAPs are being revised by ATCOG staff and will be forwarded to FEMA
after the required revisions have been made. The MAPs establish a viable,
effective mitigation program to reduce vulnerabilities, risks, and human
suffering caused by hazards such as floods, tornadoes,
thunderstorms/lightning/hail, drought, dust storms, winter storms, wildfires,
earthquakes, transportation accidents, radiological hazards, and dam/levee
failure.
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Northeast Regional Review Committee
The Office of Rural Affairs Texas Community Development Program is a
multi-functional grant program that supplies funding for staff support of the
Northeast Texas Regional Review Committee and funds technical assistance for
communities with populations of less than 50,000 and to all ATCOG member
counties.
The Northeast Texas Regional Review Committee is a twelve member committee of
local elected officials for the ATCOG nine county region, selected by Governor
Rick Perry to rank annually Community Development Block Grant applications for
water, sewer, and road repair. The nine county ATCOG region receives on an
average of $2,000,000 annually for the selected projects.
Technical Assistance Program
The technical assistance portion of the grant allows ATCOG staff to
assist regional cities and counties with Community Development Block
Grants, Disaster Relief/Urgent Need Fund and the Small Towns Environment
Program. Through technical assistance, ATCOG serves as a Census
Data Bank for the region. Census data is provided for the
localities needing basic data to assist them in preparation of grant
applications. ATCOG also sponsors workshops for localities
regarding open records and open meetings laws, planning and zoning,
economic development, and an annual newly-elected officials' workshop.
Want to know more about our counties?
2000
Census Quick Facts
Resources
Special Projects Department Contacts
(903) 832-8636
L.D.
Williamson
Executive
Director
Genevieve
Burtchell
Director,
Special Projects
Don
Shipp
Hazard
Mitigation Planner
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