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Texas Anti‑Gang (TAG) Program – Laredo Regional Center is sponsored by Texas Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office. Funds operational costs of regional anti‑gang center including personnel, equipment, information systems.
Official opportunity description and requirements excerpt:
Texas Anti-Gang Program, FY2026 Texas Anti-Gang Program, FY2026 The Public Safety Office (PSO) is soliciting applications for preselected projects that support regional, multidisciplinary approaches to combat gang violence through the coordination of gang prevention, intervention, and suppression activities. State funds are authorized under the Texas General Appropriations Act, Article I, Rider 22 to the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor. All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law. The following units of local government are eligible to apply: City of El Paso, City of Laredo, City of McAllen, City of North Richland Hills, City of San Antonio, City of Waco, Harris County, Lubbock County, and Smith County. Applicants must access the PSO’s eGrants grant management website at https://eGrants.gov.texas.gov to register and apply for funding. Funding Announcement Release Online System Opening Date Final Date to Submit and Certify an Application Earliest Project Start Date Projects selected for funding must begin on or after September 1, 2025 and expire on or before August 31, 2026. Grantees must comply with standards applicable to this fund source cited in the Texas Grant Management Standards ( TxGMS ), Federal Uniform Grant Guidance , and all statutes, requirements, and guidelines applicable to this funding. Eligible Activities and Costs Costs must directly support and/or enhance a regional, multidisciplinary approach using coordinated gang prevention, intervention and suppression efforts through a Texas Anti-Gang (TAG) Center. Eligible expenses include costs associated with establishment of physical and operational infrastructure for a regional TAG Center such as personnel, contractual costs for building enhancements and information system interfaces, equipment, training, supplies, and direct operating expenses. Program-Specific Requirements Institute a collaborative working network of collocated multi-jurisdictional anchor agencies and resources; Maintain an Executive Committee through a cooperative working agreement (CWA) of all anchor agencies; Include within the application budget a TAG Administrator position that reports directly to the regional TAG Center Executive Committee; and Designate an individual to participate in a TAG grant program working group, or other group, at the request of PSO. 1. Local units of governments must comply with the Cybersecurity Training requirements described in Section 772.012 and Section 2054.5191 of the Texas Government Code. Local governments determined to not be in compliance with the cybersecurity requirements required by Section 2054.5191 of the Texas Government Code are ineligible for OOG grant funds until the second anniversary of the date the local government is determined ineligible. Government entities must annually certify their compliance with the training
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Texas Anti-Gang Program, FY2026 Texas Anti-Gang Program, FY2026 The Public Safety Office (PSO) is soliciting applications for preselected projects that support regional, multidisciplinary approaches to combat gang violence through the coordination of gang prevention, intervention, and suppression activities.
State funds are authorized under the Texas General Appropriations Act, Article I, Rider 22 to the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor. All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law.
The following units of local government are eligible to apply: City of El Paso, City of Laredo, City of McAllen, City of North Richland Hills, City of San Antonio, City of Waco, Harris County, Lubbock County, and Smith County. Applicants must access the PSO’s eGrants grant management website at https://eGrants. gov.
texas. gov to register and apply for funding. Funding Announcement Release Online System Opening Date Final Date to Submit and Certify an Application Earliest Project Start Date Projects selected for funding must begin on or after September 1, 2025 and expire on or before August 31, 2026.
Grantees must comply with standards applicable to this fund source cited in the Texas Grant Management Standards ( TxGMS ), Federal Uniform Grant Guidance , and all statutes, requirements, and guidelines applicable to this funding.
Eligible Activities and Costs Costs must directly support and/or enhance a regional, multidisciplinary approach using coordinated gang prevention, intervention and suppression efforts through a Texas Anti-Gang (TAG) Center.
Eligible expenses include costs associated with establishment of physical and operational infrastructure for a regional TAG Center such as personnel, contractual costs for building enhancements and information system interfaces, equipment, training, supplies, and direct operating expenses.
Program-Specific Requirements Institute a collaborative working network of collocated multi-jurisdictional anchor agencies and resources; Maintain an Executive Committee through a cooperative working agreement (CWA) of all anchor agencies; Include within the application budget a TAG Administrator position that reports directly to the regional TAG Center Executive Committee; and Designate an individual to participate in a TAG grant program working group, or other group, at the request of PSO.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Local law enforcement agencies via city special police fund Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Funding amounts vary based on project scope and sponsor guidance. Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Funding amounts vary by project scope and award track.; eligibility guidance Local law enforcement agencies via city special police fund
Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
1. Local units of governments must comply with the Cybersecurity Training requirements described in Section 772. 012 and Section 2054.
5191 of the Texas Government Code. Local governments determined to not be in compliance with the cybersecurity requirements required by Section 2054. 5191 of the Texas Government Code are ineligible for OOG grant funds until the second anniversary of the date the local government is determined ineligible.
Government entities must annually certify their compliance with the training requirements using the Cybersecurity Training Certification for State and Local Governments . A copy of the Training Certification must be uploaded to your eGrants application. For more information or to access available training programs, visit the Texas Department of Information Resources Statewide Cybersecurity Awareness Training page.
2. Entities receiving funds from PSO must be located in a county that has an average of 90% or above on both adult and juvenile dispositions entered into the computerized criminal history database maintained by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) as directed in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 66.
The disposition completeness percentage is defined as the percentage of arrest charges a county reports to DPS for which a disposition has been subsequently reported and entered into the computerized criminal history system.
Counties applying for grant awards from the Office of the Governor must commit that the county will report at least 90% of convictions within five business days to the Criminal Justice Information System at the Department of Public Safety. 3. Eligible applicants operating a law enforcement agency must be current on reporting complete UCR data and the Texas specific reporting mandated by 411.
042 TGC, to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) for inclusion in the annual Crime in Texas (CIT) publication. To be considered eligible for funding, applicants must have submitted a full twelve months of accurate data to DPS for the most recent calendar year by the deadline(s) established by DPS.
Due to the importance of timely reporting, applicants are required to submit complete and accurate UCR data, as well as the Texas-mandated reporting, on a no less than monthly basis and respond promptly to requests from DPS related to the data submitted. 4. In accordance with Texas Government Code, Section 420.
034, any facility or entity that collects evidence for sexual assault or other sex offenses or investigates or prosecutes a sexual assault or other sex offense for which evidence has been collected, must participate in the statewide electronic tracking system developed and implemented by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Visit DPS’s Sexual Assault Evidence Tracking Program website for more information or to set up an account to begin participating. Additionally, per Section 420. 042 "A law enforcement agency that receives evidence of a sexual assault or other sex offense...
shall submit that evidence to a public accredited crime laboratory for analysis no later than the 30th day after the date on which that evidence was received." A law enforcement agency in possession of a significant number of Sexual Assault Evidence Kits (SAEK) where the 30-day window has passed may be considered noncompliant. 5.
Local units of government, including cities, counties and other general purpose political subdivisions, as appropriate, and institutions of higher education that operate a law enforcement agency, must comply with all aspects of the programs and procedures utilized by the U. S.
Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) to: (1) notify DHS of all information requested by DHS related to illegal aliens in Agency’s custody; and (2) detain such illegal aliens in accordance with requests by DHS.
Additionally, counties and municipalities may NOT have in effect, purport to have in effect, or make themselves subject to or bound by, any law, rule, policy, or practice (written or unwritten) that would: (1) require or authorize the public disclosure of federal law enforcement information in order to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection fugitives from justice or aliens illegally in the United States; or (2) impede federal officers from exercising authority under 8 U.
S. C. § 1226(a), § 1226(c), § 1231(a), § 1357(a), § 1366(1), or § 1366(3).
Lastly, eligible applicants must comply with all provisions, policies, and penalties found in Chapter 752, Subchapter C of the Texas Government Code.
Each local unit of government, and institution of higher education that operates a law enforcement agency, must download, complete and then upload into eGrants the CEO/Law Enforcement Certifications and Assurances Form certifying compliance with federal and state immigration enforcement requirements.
This Form is required for each application submitted to OOG and is active until August 31, 2026 or the end of the grant period, whichever is later. 6. Eligible applicants must be registered in the federal System for Award Management (SAM) database and have an UEI (Unique Entity ID) number assigned to its agency (to get registered in the SAM database and request an UEI number, go to https://sam.
gov / ). 7. All law enforcement agencies receiving an award under this announcement must agree to comply with TXGANG reporting requirements relating to criminal combinations and criminal street gang activity, as required by Sec.
61. 02, Code of Criminal Procedure. Failure to comply with program eligibility requirements may cause funds to be withheld and/or suspension or termination of grant funds.
Grant funds may not be used to support the unallowable costs listed in the Guide to Grants or any of the following unallowable costs: Aircraft (fixed-wing & rotary-wing); Law enforcement equipment that is standard department issue; and Any other prohibition imposed by federal, state or local law or regulation. PSO will screen all applications to ensure that they meet the requirements included in the funding announcement.
Applications will then be reviewed by PSO staff members or a review group selected by the executive director. PSO will make all final funding decisions based on eligibility, reasonableness, availability of funding, and cost-effectiveness. The Office of the Governor may not fund all applications or may only award part of the amount requested.
In the event that funding requests exceed available funds, the Office of the Governor may revise projects to address a more limited focus. For more information, contact the eGrants help desk at eGrants@gov. texas.
gov or (512) 463-1919. Contact the Office of the Governor (OOG) Contact the Office of the Governor (OOG) 1100 San Jacinto Blvd. , Austin, Texas 78701 P.
O. Box 12428, Austin, Texas 78711-2428 Public Safety Office (PSO)
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