Development Department
The Development Department coordinates services for the long-range economic development of the region. Services include grants, loans, hazard mitigation plans, technical assistance, Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), as well as analysis, research, and/or advisory functions as necessary.
North East Texas Economic Development District (NETEDD)
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Ark-Tex Regional Development Company (ATRDC)
The Ark-Tex Regional Development Company (ATRDC) is an SBA Certified Development Company established in 1982 specializing in financing for owner occupied commercial real estate projects. U.S. Small Business Administration 504 Loan (SBA 504) is a long-term financing tool, designed to encourage economic development within a community. The 504 Program accomplishes this by providing small businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing to acquire major fixed assets for expansion or modernization. Our organization has extended SBA 504 financing for various change of ownership, construction, and capital equipment projects throughout the state of Texas and Miller County Arkansas.
Revolving Loan Fund Programs
Chapman Revolving Loan Fund (CRLF) is a direct loan program for businesses or governmental entities to provide loan funds. The original funds were from a grant for $1.4 million from Housing and Urban Development. Former U.S. Representative Jim Chapman was the catalyst for obtaining the funds.
Northeast Texas Economic Development District (NETEDD) Revolving Loan Fund is primarily for private industry in an ten-county area in Northeast Texas and was established in 1987 with initial funding from an EDA grant for $1.5 million.
East Texas Rural Access Program (ETRAP) Revolving Loan Fund is primarily for the healthcare industry in a thirty-eight county area and was established in 2003 with initial funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for $500,000 and a USDA Rural Business Enterprise Grant for $200,000.
COVID-19 Revolving Loan Fund
provides immediate assistance to existing businesses impacted by, or new businesses developed as a result of, COVID-19. The intent of the loans is to save existing jobs or create new jobs within the EDA COVID RLF service area. The Northeast Texas Economic Development District, Inc. (NETEDD) has been approved by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to administer these funds in the amount of $500,000. The COVID-19 Revolving Loan Fund Guide can be found here. The application form can be found here.
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)
The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy is a survey conducted on the economic state of the North East Texas Economic Development District (NETEDD) as mandated by the EDA. This survey addresses the strengths and weaknesses of NETEDD, which consists of eleven counties encompassing over 6,500 square miles which is home to approximately 293,000 people.
The survey is completed with input from individuals from all over the NETEDD region including, but not limited to, economic development managers, city managers, chambers of commerce, representatives from housing, education, and health, political and public advocates, and other interested parties. The CEDS is conducted every fives years to assess the economic progress made in the region and to set new economic goals for the region. The most recent
CEDS Report was completed in 2018 and is available upon request from ATCOG
CEDS Summary of Requirements from the US Department of Commerce.
2023-2028 CEDS Statistical Update PDF - This update is a snapshot of Northeast Texas’ economic profile during the pandemic to establish recovery, resiliency, and economic prosperity going forward.