Fiscal Year 2025
Smith County Solutions Report
With the leadership and guidance of our Board, Executive Committee, and Advisory Committees, we are hard at work to serve East Texas and provide regional solutions. This report offers information and stats on how we served the community in the Fiscal Year 2025 (October 1 - September 30) through our service agencies. It has been our pleasure to serve Smith County!
Grants Allocated
$972K in grants were funded within the county to help build strong communities, improve public safety, and/or minimize solid waste
Environmental
$4K in grants were allocated to support cleanup, recycling, and illegal dumping enforcement
Public Safety
$963K in public safety grants were allocated to help keep East Texans safe, along with $45K invested for peace officer training
Senior Services
2.2K seniors received services through our Area Agency on Aging to meet the social, nutritional, educational, and logistic needs of residents
Transportation
33K public transit trips were provided through GoBus to help residents get to where they need to go
Workforce Development
25.9K job seekers and employers were served by Workforce Solutions East Texas, and $10.5M went to families within the county to subsize their child care
Grants Allocated Within Your County
Working with local, state, and federal partners, ETCOG assists with prioritizing and administering important grants in our region. The following grants were awarded this fiscal year for solid waste minimization, public safety, and/or economic development initiatives.
- $316,743.95– Victims of Crime Act Funding (East Texas Crisis Center)
- $287,408 – Victims of Crime Act Funding (Hand Up Network)
- $228,335 – Victims of Crime Act Funding (Crisis Response Ministries)
- $20,411.88 – Justice Assistance Grant Funding (City of Arp)
- $26,455.94 – Justice Assistance Grant Funding (City of Tyler)
- $23,955.94 – Justice Assistance Grant Funding (City of Troup)
- $23,590.86 – State Homeland Security Program (City of Tyler)
- $10,080.03 – Homeland Security Grant (City of Tyler)
- $4,000 – Solid Waste Minimization Grant (Smith County)
- $23,955.94 – Justice Assistance Grant Funding (City of Whitehouse)
- $7,371.62 - Regional Services for Juveniles SF-421 Funding (Smith County)
Environmental Programs
ETCOG is the state designated organization for municipal solid waste planning in our region. We utilize regional goals and waste diversion resources to coordinate projects that benefit health and safety. Here are some results from the funded cleanup projects in your county.
$4K
Allocated in regional solid waste minimization grants
559k
Pounds of total waste collected for disposal
Public Safety
ETCOG assists the region with public safety planning to help our local communities and first responders coordinate resources and training.
$963K
in grants funded to improve public safety and support victims of crime
$33.6K
in grants funded to prevent terrorism and improve security
$7.3K
Funded in grants for regional evaluation services for juveniles
231
Peace officers were trained
$45K
Invested for peace officer training
Senior Services
ETCOG administers the Area Agency on Aging of East Texas, utilizing state and federal funding to help seniors with information and referral assistance, benefits counseling, legal assistance, care coordination and caregiver support. We also coordinate in-home support, legal awareness, nutrition and ombudsman services.
2.2K
Seniors received services
673
Seniors received home delivered or congregate meal services
74.4K
Senior meals served
4.4K
Sponsored GoBus trips
for seniors
281
Individuals received nutrition education services
870
Received benefits counseling services
153
Seniors assisted with information and referral services
$50.9K
Funded in case management services
Transportation
We provide safe, reliable, and friendly transit services to East Texas through GoBus, a rural, demand response public transit system.
33K
GoBus trips
$1.5M
Invested in trips
245,912
Population served
(rural areas)
Workforce Development
By offering a trained, first-class workforce, we can attract employers and make a difference in the economy and quality of life in East Texas. ETCOG administers Workforce Solutions East Texas, which delivers no-cost retruitment and employment services to businesses and job seekers in the region.
24.9K
Workforce center visits and calls
1K
Employers received assistance
$238.4K
Invested in employment training for job seekers
9.8K
Job openings worked
664
Unemployment claimants served
2.5K
Unemployment claimants entered employment
2.5K
Customers received Child Care Services
$10.5M
Invested in providing child care, enabling families to work or receive training
$488K
Invested in child care quality improvement
765
Daycare staff received training
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