Grayson County is set to put on record a $15,000 grant to Meals on Wheels of Texoma, a step the charity needs before it can seek state money for meals delivered to homebound residents.
A resolution on the Commissioners Court's agenda for Tuesday, Oct. 27, certifies that the county has awarded the cash grant to Tri-County Senior Nutrition Project Inc., which operates as Meals on Wheels of Texoma. Commissioner Lindsay Wright of Precinct 3 asked for the item, according to the request form in the packet.
Why the county grant comes first
The money ties into the Texas Department of Agriculture's Home-Delivered Meal Grant Program, part of its Texans Feeding Texans effort.
Under the program's rules, as laid out in the resolution, a meal provider has to receive a cash grant from the county where it delivers before it is eligible for state funds, and the county must sign off on the group's accounting system or fiscal agent.
The resolution checks each box. It states that:
- the county awarded $15,000 to support home-delivered meals and meet the local grant requirement for the 2027 program;
- the money is to be paid and used between Oct. 1, 2026, and Sept. 30, 2027;
- the nonprofit delivers meals to homebound people in the county who are elderly, disabled or both; and
- the county has approved its accounting system as meeting the comptroller's grant management standards.
County Judge Bruce Dawsey would sign the resolution once the court approves it.
