The following is a list of programs:
City of Brownsville
- Tax Incentives
- Enterprise Projects
- Industrial Revenue Bonds
Texas
| Program | Description |
|---|---|
| Economic Development Bank | The Economic Development Bank provides flexible funding and oversight of several finance and tax incentive programs. |
| Texas Enterprise Zone Program | The Texas Enterprise Zone Program was developed to promote job creation and capital investment in economically distressed areas of the state. |
| Defense Economic Readjustment Zone Program | The Defense Economic Readjustment Zone Program (DERZ) was developed to provide assistance to Texas communities that are impacted by closure or realignment of military installations and/ or the reduction of federal defense contracting expenditures. |
| Texas Renewal Community State Plan | For more information on Texas' Federal EZ/ RC Program, please call (512) 936-0100. |
| Texas Enterprise Fund | The 78th Texas Legislature established the TExas Enterprise Fund (TEF) in 2003 to provide financial resources to help strengthen the State's economy. |
| Industrial Revenue Bond | The State of Texas Industrial Revenue Bond Program (IRB) is desinged to provide tax-exempt or taxable financing for eligible industrial or manufacturing projects as defined in the Development Corporation Act of 1979. |
| Texas Industry Development Loan (TID) | The Texas Industry Development Loan Program provides capital to Texas communities at favorable market rates. The main objectve of TID is to support projects that will stimulate the creation of jobs. |
| Texas Leverage Fund | The Texas Leverage Fund provides an additional source of financing to communities that have adopted an econo0mic devvelopment sales tax. |
| Emerging Technology Fund | The Emerging Technology Fund was created by the Texas Legislature in 2005 to provide Texas with an unparalleled advantage in the research, development, and commercialization of emerging technologies. |
| Product Development Fund | The Product Development Fund provides financing to aid in the development production and commercialization of new or improved productes within the state. |
| Small Business Fund | The Small Business Fund provides financing to foster and stimulate the development of small businesses in Texas. |
Federal
- Section 108 Loan Guarantee
- U.S. Small Business Administration 504 Loans
- Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI)
- Federal Enterprise Zone/ Renewal Community Program