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<ol style="list-style-type: upper-alpha;"><li><span style="font-size:inherit;" data-pasted="true">TNR <span style="font-size:inherit;" data-pasted="true"><span data-teams="true" data-pasted="true"><span style="font-size: inherit;"><span data-teams="true" data-pasted="true"><span style="font-size: inherit;"><span data-teams="true" data-pasted="true"><span style="font-size: inherit;"><span style="font-size:inherit;" data-pasted="true">has received an award agreement for the </span>2024/2026 Community Project Fund grant for $2,051,752 from <span data-teams="true" data-pasted="true">the US Environmental Protection Agency. Funds will be used for the McNeil Drive Drainage Improvements in northern Travis County, <span data-teams="true" data-pasted="true">and $512,938 in matching funds are anticipated through bond funds for the project, pending final approval by the Planning and Budget Office.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:inherit;"><span data-teams="true" data-pasted="true"><span style="font-size: inherit;"><span data-teams="true"><span style="font-size: inherit;"><span data-teams="true"><span style="font-size: inherit;"><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" data-pasted="true">HHS has received a contract amendment from Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for the 2026 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, reducing this grant award by $300,000, from $525,591 to <span style="font-size:inherit;" data-pasted="true"><span data-teams="true" data-pasted="true"><span style="font-size: inherit;"><span data-teams="true"><span style="font-size: inherit;"><span data-teams="true"><span style="font-size: inherit;"><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" data-pasted="true">$225,591</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. TDHCA allows the department to transfer this funding to the 2026 CEAP grant to ensure HHS will have the ability to expend the grant.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:inherit;"><span data-teams="true" data-pasted="true"><span style="font-size: inherit;"><span data-teams="true"><span style="font-size: inherit;"><span data-teams="true"><span style="font-size: inherit;"><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" data-pasted="true"><span style="font-size:inherit;" data-pasted="true"><span data-teams="true" data-pasted="true"><span style="font-size: inherit;"><span data-teams="true"><span style="font-size: inherit;"><span data-teams="true"><span style="font-size: inherit;"><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" data-pasted="true">HHS has received a contract amendment from Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for the <span style="font-size:inherit;" data-pasted="true"><span data-teams="true" data-pasted="true"><span style="font-size: inherit;">FY 2026 Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><s