The 87th Texas Legislature has allocated $25 million for the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program (THCPP) for the FY 2022-23 biennium. Round XII funding offers an opportunity for THCPP program participants to restore the historic integrity of these cherished symbols of local government while upgrading the buildings to meet modern requirements. The program may award construction grants for full restoration and rehabilitation, planning grants for developing architectural construction documents, and emergency grants to repair or prevent catastrophic damage.
Eligible participants include those counties that currently have an approved Courthouse Preservation Master Plan (see list).
Completed applications are due by 5pm, May 13, 2022.
If you have questions regarding this grant cycle, please contact the program staff member assigned to your county.
Monday August 2, 2021 |
Public Announcement of Round XII Grant Cycle and Timeline |
Friday February 25, 2022 |
Round XII Grant Application Materials Available |
Friday March 4, 2022 |
DRAFT New Master Plans and Architectural Plans Due |
Monday April 18, 2022 |
FINAL New Master Plans and Architectural Plans Due |
Monday May 2, 2022 |
Round XII Notifications of Eligibility & 95% Complete Architectural Plans |
Friday May 13, 2022 |
Round XII Grant Applications Due 5:00 PM |
Thursday June 30, 2022 |
Architecture Committee Meeting & Public Comment |
TBD July 29, 2022 |
Grant Awards Announced at July Quarterly Meeting |
The Round XII Application Guide and Application Procedures and Forms are available below. We will request that all Round XII grant applicants submit applications in a digital format.
The Round XII Estimated Project Budget Form excel sheet MUST be used in place of the PDF from the application in order to auto-calculate some of the figures.
Use the Round XII Construction Grant Request Worksheet for a full restoration and rehabilitation project.
Use the Round XII Planning Grant Request Worksheet for developing architectural construction documents.
The Comptroller's County Rates Levies provides the figures for part XVII of the application (refer to column "General Fund and Road & Bridge Taxable Value").
Also below is a link to the THCPP Round XII Application Procedures and Forms fillable document. It explains what information is needed in the application itself including background, a project description and current estimate project budget. It addition to a Full restoration grant, it may be used to request an emergency and planning grants. Please submit the Round XII Estimated Project Budget Form excel sheet (link above) in place of the budget form within the application form.
Round XII Application Guide Round XII Application Procedures and Forms
If you have questions regarding this grant cycle, please contact the program staff member assigned to your county.