Concho Valley Economic Development District, Inc.
About Us

The Concho Valley Economic Development District is committed to our efforts of building capacity, partnership and regional planning throughout our 13- county region. The District Program is directed by a Board of Directors. The purpose of the district is:

  • To promote economic growth in the Concho Valley Planning Region of Texas;
  • To increase employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed persons;
  • To assist and coordinate economic development planning efforts of local governments and local economic development organizations;
  • To coordinate economic development planning with transportation planning, community development programs, job training programs and other programs and activities which might stimulate the region’s economic betterment;
  • To implement an economic development technical assistance program which includes workshops, assistance in implementing economic development programs, and assistance to local organizations in applying for grant assistance for economic development purposes;
  • To develop a regional Overall Economic Development Program (OEDP), which builds upon county level OEDP’S; (g) to conduct other activities supporting the region’s economic development goals and objectives; and
  • To exercise all other rights and powers granted to the Corporation (District) pursuant to the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act.

The 5310 Program

5310 Enhanced Mobility Program

This program is intended to enhance the mobility for seniors and persons with disabilities by providing funds for programs to serve the special needs of transit-dependent populations beyond traditional public transportation services and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complementary paratransit services. The Concho Valley Economic Development District is committed to this effort. Our partnership with the Concho Valley Transit District will allow us to connect these individuals in our urban and rural communities to more effective transportation services. CVTD and CVEDD work together to enhance and improve these services through the outreach and engagement.

5310 Resources

Community Development

Community and Economic Development Assistance Fund (CEDAF)

CVCOG is contracted by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) under this fund to provide technical assistance about community development to regional localities that are eligible for the Texas Community Development Block Grant Program (TxCDBG). Regional Services staff aids cities, counties and/or other interested parties with information about related resources and demographic data needed to complete grant applications and other opportunities.

Under this contract, CVCOG staff also administratively assists the CVCOG Regional Review Committee (RRC), which is appointed by the Commissioner of TDA. The RRC develops regional scoring procedures and scores applications in the region.

For more information about TxCDBG click on a link below.

For more information about community services opportunities contact Assistant Executive Director - Erin Hernandez at 325-944-9666 x270 or email to erinm@cvcog.org

State Data Center Affiliate

CVCOG provides data from the U. S. Census Bureau and the State Data Center. Data and reports are available on a group of interest areas.

Clicking on the Texas Demographic Center to view select regional demographic information.

Environmental

Hazard Mitigation

The CVCOG Regional Services department is also responsible for the Hazard Mitigation planning services. In 2002 FEMA declared that it would no longer aid communities with Hazard Mitigation projects unless those communities had a FEMA approved Hazard Mitigation Action Plan, to this end, the Regional Services Department acquired a grant to hire H2O Consultants out of Austin to aid in the completion of this plan.

The final hazard mitigation action plan, "Towards a Disaster Resistant Concho Valley" has been approved by both the State of Texas and FEMA. The plan may now be used to implement projects that will aid in making the Concho Valley region a safer place to live.

Hazard Mitigation Action Plan

Municipal Solid Waste Grant Funding for Fiscal Year 2023

The Concho Valley Council of Governments, in cooperation with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, is now accepting applications for the FY 2022/2023 Solid Waste Pass Through Grants Program.
* The Solid Waste Pass-Through Grant Program offers eligible entities the opportunity to apply for funds for municipal solid waste and recycling projects.
* Eligible entities include cities, counties, school districts and other special districts (i.e. water districts).
* Eligible projects include recycling trailers, citizens' collection stations, and waste reduction or education programs.

Should your entity be interested, the link to the document is: Solid Waste Grant Funding for Fiscal Year 2023.

Recycling, composting, waste reduction, landfill regulations, non-point-source regulations, and other technical assistance are provided. A Solid Waste Resource Center is maintained to provide reference materials on solid waste.

The Concho Valley’s Closed Landfill Inventory is available here online*large .pdf file. It may also be accessed at the COG offices in San Angelo.

Grants and training are provided on various Solid Waste Reduction topics.
Activities are approved by the Regional Solid Waste Advisory Committee.
Click MSW Permit Application to view information.

Housing Finance

Concho Valley Housing Finance Corporation

This corporation represents 13 counties in providing funding from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for low to moderate income, first-time home purchases. Also a program for down-payment assistance for the same target group is available.

This organization is directed by the CVHFC Board of Directors.