Fiscal Year 2025
Upshur 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 Upshur County!
Grants Allocated
$981K in grants were funded within the county to help build strong communities, improve public safety, and/or minimize solid waste
Environmental
$7.4K in grants were allocated to support cleanup, recycling, and illegal dumping enforcement
Public Safety
$147K in public safety grants were allocated, along with $50.7K invested in the 9-1-1 system to help keep East Texans safe
Senior Services
500 seniors received services through our Area Agency on Aging to meet the social, nutritional, educational, and logistic needs of residents
Transportation
2.9K public transit trips were provided through GoBus to help residents get to where they need to go
Workforce Development
767 job seekers and employers were served by Workforce Solutions East Texas, and $867K 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.
- $825,000 – TxCDBG Community Development Fund (City of Gladewater)
- $77,946.84 – Violence Against Women Act Funding (Upshur County)
- $59,290.36 - Victims of Crime Act Funding (Upshur County)
- $10,000 - Homeland Security Grant (Upshur County)
- $7,438.91 - Solid Waste Minimization Grant (Upshur County)
- $2,067.66 - Brownfields Environmental Assessment Grant (Private Development in Gladewater)
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.
$7.4K
Allocated in regional solid waste minimization grants
799
Tires were collected
Public Safety
ETCOG assists the region with public safety planning to help our local communities and first responders coordinate resources and training.
$147K
in grants funded to improve public safety and support victims of crime
$50.7K
Invested in the 9-1-1 system
16,103
9-1-1 calls received
994
Texts to 9-1-1
99
Peace officers were trained
$7.1K
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.
500
Seniors received services
147
Seniors received home delivered or congregate meal services
15.3K
Senior meals served
496
Sponsored GoBus trips
for seniors
55
Individuals received nutrition education services
188
Received benefits counseling services
32
Seniors assisted with information and referral services
$14.3K
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.
2,921
GoBus trips
$133.1K
Invested in trips
43,408
Population served
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.
677
Workforce center visits and calls
90
Employers received assistance
$28.6K
Invested in employment training for job seekers
1,082
Job openings worked
79
Unemployment claimants served
252
Unemployment claimants entered employment
247
Customers received Child Care Services
$867K
Invested in providing child care, enabling families to work or receive training
$29.5K
Invested in child care quality improvement
35
Daycare staff received training
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