Flood Infrastructure Fund (FIF)
Forecasted
Flood Infrastructure Fund (FIF) supports Texas communities with flood-risk studies, mitigation infrastructure, and management strategies to reduce flood risk and strengthen flood control.
Funder: Texas Water Development Board
Due Dates: TBD (SFY 2026–27 abridged applications) | Year-round after initial deadline (subject to available funds)
Funding Amounts: $312,474,540 available for SFY 2026–27 through grants and 0% interest loans; grants capped at $5 million–$15 million per application by category
Summary: FIF finances Texas flood-risk studies, mitigation infrastructure, management strategies, and local matching funds for federal flood awards.
Key Information: Projects must be recommended in approved flood plans; other political subdivisions and Chapter 67 nonprofit water supply corporations qualify only for FME assistance.
Description
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) administers FIF to finance drainage, flood mitigation, and flood control projects. Authorized by the Texas Legislature and approved by voters through a constitutional amendment, the program supports planning, design, regulatory approvals, construction, rehabilitation, and implementation. Funding operates on a biennial cycle, with eligibility, grant percentages, and prioritization governed by the Intended Use Plan.
Supported work includes hydraulic and hydrologic studies, watershed and dam assessments, channels, detention and retention basins, levees, pumps, property acquisition, nonstructural mitigation, and flood-related codes. Nature-based options include low-impact stormwater infrastructure, conservation easements, living shorelines, and floodplain or wetland restoration. Warning systems, stream gages, education, crossing barriers, and multipurpose flood infrastructure creating additional water supply are also supported.
