This represents a 5.4% increase over 2021, when the state received $117,370,288 in funding.
Texas ranked fifth across the U.S. in total EDA grant funding for 2022. California topped the list with $238,656,132 in funding across 57 grants.
City of El Paso received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $25,000,000.
EDA Grant Recipients in Texas in 2022
| Grantee Name | Total Funding |
|---|---|
| City of El Paso | $25,000,000 |
| The University of Texas at El Paso | $15,000,000 |
| Office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott | $12,156,922 |
| Workforce Solutions Rural Capital | $12,087,373 |
| Dallas College | $8,760,995 |
| City of Big Spring | $3,252,800 |
| City of Eagle Pass | $3,250,000 |
| City of Vernon | $2,930,000 |
| City of Gregory | $2,504,000 |
| Amarillo Economic Development Corporation | $2,400,000 |
| City of Sulphur Springs | $2,380,000 |
| City of Belton | $2,000,000 |
| City of Van Horn | $1,700,000 |
| City of Lockhart | $1,680,000 |
| City of Elgin | $1,600,000 |
| Matagorda Waste Disposal and Water Supply Corporation | $1,500,000 |
| City of Laredo | $1,500,000 |
| City of McAllen | $1,500,000 |
| The Multi-Assistance Center at Morgan’s Wonderland | $1,500,000 |
| Andrews Economic Development Corporation | $1,500,000 |
| City of South Padre Island | $1,500,000 |
| South Texas College | $1,500,000 |
| Weslaco Economic Development Corporation | $1,500,000 |
| City of Jacksboro | $1,500,000 |
| City of Fredericksburg | $1,400,000 |
| City of Farmers Branch | $1,400,000 |
| Gulf Coast Economic Development District, Inc. | $1,121,000 |
| University Of Texas At San Antonio, The | $1,081,278 |
| Texas Office of the Governor | $1,000,000 |
| El Paso County Water Control and Improvement District #4 | $900,000 |
| South Plains Association of Governments | $861,310 |
| Coastal Bend Council of Governments | $800,000 |
| Texas Higher Education Foundation | $650,000 |
| County of Medina | $500,000 |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur | $500,000 |
| The University of Texas at El Paso | $500,000 |
| Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi | $400,000 |
| Gulf Coast Economic Development District, Inc. | $400,000 |
| Lamar University | $375,000 |
| Town of Prosper | $360,000 |
| South Plains Economic Development District | $210,000 |
| Panhandle Regional Planning Commission | $210,000 |
| Rio Grande Council of Governments | $210,000 |
| Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission | $210,000 |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | $112,850 |
| The University of Texas at Tyler | $112,850 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | $112,850 |
| Texas Association of Regional Councils | $30,000 |