ETCOG Submitting Statewide Emergency Radio Infrastructure (SERI) Grants for Jurisdictions

East Texas Council of Governments • March 4, 2022

The Homeland Security Grants Division is soliciting applications for projects that support state and regional efforts to improve or sustain interoperable emergency radio infrastructure. Grant projects must be consistent with the program purpose stated above and must be submitted in support of one of the following approved activity areas:


  • Development or enhancement of interoperable emergency radio communications infrastructure;
  • Connection of regional and statewide systems with other regional systems;
  • Improving or establishing tower sites and/or related communications equipment shelters; or
  • Enhancement or maintenance of existing capabilities (e.g., life cycle replacement of equipment other than subscriber equipment).

Projects must enhance current capabilities or address capability gaps identified by the Texas Department of Public Safety or Texas Interoperable Communications Coalition in the Texas Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan or DPS Report on Interoperable Communications to the Texas Legislature.


Any jurisdiction interested in applying for a SERI grant must contact Donetta Miller no later than March 11, 2022. She can be reached at donetta.miller@etcog.org or at 903-218-6424.

Criminal Justice Grant Funding Available for East Texas Public Safety Projects

By East Texas Council of Governments • December 15, 2025
Mandatory Workshops Scheduled for Applicants

$3.1M in Criminal Justice Grants to Improve Public Safety and Support Victims of Crime Approved for East Texas

By ETCOG Public Safety • November 21, 2025
ETCOG announces that $3.1 million in grants from the Office of the Governor's (OOG) Public Safety Office have been awarded to East Texas jurisdictions and nonprofit organizations. These funds are aimed at enhancing public safety and supporting victims of crime. The program’s mission is to strengthen Texas communities by supporting initiatives that help victims recover and feel secure while also preventing crime through programs that: Prevent juvenile delinquency and support truancy prevention Provide services to victims of crime and address violence against women Support law enforcement and improve the criminal justice system Prevent child sex trafficking, bring justice to its perpetrators, and restore victims ETCOG's Public Safety Division assists jurisdictions in applying for these funds annually, and applications submitted for funding are ranked and scored by the ETCOG Criminal Justice Advisory Committee, which is comprised of local subject-matter experts from across the region. The following Victims of Crime Act, Justice Assistance, Violence Against Women Act, and Juvenile Assistance grants totaling $3,136,019.36 have been approved by the OOG for funding in East Texas:  Victims of Crime Act Funds - $2,528,962.18 The Crime Victims Assistance Grant Program (VOCA) devotes resources to providing direct services to victims of crime to help them recover and navigate the justice system.
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