Graphical aides such as color mapping, pictures, and geographical information systems (GIS) provide images of what the community is right now and what it could be in the future.
Goals and objectives that drive this future vision are derived in workshops with leaders and residents and through practical experience shared by our staff with you. GrantWorks is a licensed professional engineering firm with a Professional Engineer (PE) on staff primarily to collaborate on Comprehensive Planning Services.
Planning/Capacity Building Fund
Funding is available once every two years through a statewide competition to provide assistance to cities for planning activities that assess local needs and then develop strategies and build local capacity that address those needs. Common planning activities include base map creation and studies of infrastructure systems, housing, land use, economic development, parkland, and capital improvements planning. Grants are based on population size and typically range from $15,000 to $50,000.
GrantWorks has completed over 100 CDBG funded comprehensive plans, totaling over four-million dollars, for cities and counties in Texas.
Some Planning Examples:
