Texas Rural Communities, Inc. announces Community Grants available to 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organizations

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016

Texas Rural Communities, Inc. of Buda, Texas announces that their 2016 Community Grants for 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organizations is now open and applications will be accepted until November 1, 2016.  TRC awards community grants of up to $38,500 to 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Corporations that advance community development in rural areas throughout the State of Texas, including environmental, economic, or educational programs that benefit rural Texas communities.  Former Eagle Pass Mayor and retired education administrator Enrique Montalvo is a Board of Director of Texas Rural Communities, Inc.

Generally, most TRC grants award between $3,100 to $10,000 to non-profit community organizations certified as 501(c)(3) corporations by the Internal Revenue Service, although awards may go as high as $38,500.  Grant funds may not be used for building construction and/or personnel costs.

A rural area is considered to be all territory within Texas that is not within the extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of a City with a population of 100,000 people or larger.  Non-profit organizations must not be a governmental organization or affiliated with a governmental organization and must be in existence over one year and have a Board of Directors, a current budget, balance sheet, and income and expense statement.  Applicants must have a letter of sponsorship from the Chairman or Board of Directors from a non-governmental organization that has a 501(c)(3) Letter of Certificate from the IRS and in good standing.

Enrique Montalvo encourages eligible Maverick County 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Community Organizations to apply for the Texas Rural Communities, Inc. Grant before the November 1, 2016 deadline.  Previous Maverick County grant recipients include the Quemado Public Library and Maverick County Junior Livestock Show Association .

For more information about the Texas Rural Communities, Inc. Grant program, please contact Enrique Montalvo at (830) 776-0660 or go to TRC’s website: www.texasrural.org.