Montgomery County commissioners approved applying for $16.5 million in federal grant funds on April 8 to address road and drainage concerns in the Conroe, New Caney and Porter areas.

The details

Under the consent agenda, commissioners approved seven applications for federal grant funds for Precinct 4 with U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Kingwood and U.S. Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Magnolia.

The requests include:
  • Porter post office drainage improvements: $2 million
  • Environmental enhancement/flood damage reduction study on West Fork, San Jacinto River: $1 million
  • Tram Road drainage and mobility improvements: $5 million
  • I-69 southbound frontage road drainage Improvements: $2 million
  • Willis-Waukegan Road mobility improvements: $4 million
  • Bridge replacements: $2.5 million
The grants are through the federal Community Project Funding initiative, which allows members of the U.S. House to allocate funding to local areas for projects such as critical infrastructure replacements and public facilities.

What’s next?


The funding requests are being made for fiscal year 2026, and U.S. representatives will be able to file their community funding requests with the House Appropriations Committee beginning April 14, according to a news release from the committee.