Rebuilding Stronger for the Long Term
The Kerr County Flood Relief Initiative helps our community recover with resilience, compassion, and smart investments. Through four targeted funding strategies, we’re addressing immediate needs and laying the foundation for long-term strength and stability—led by local insight and powered by collective generosity.
We expect grant opportunities for nonprofit partners to begin opening by early September, starting with housing and mental health needs. Updates will be posted on our website and shared directly with local organizations.
Housing Recovery Fund
Helping families return home safely and securely after the flood.
How it Works:
- Grants to nonprofit partners for home repair, rebuilds, and replacement.
- Funding for materials, skilled labor, permitting, and temporary housing solutions.
- Help with furniture, fixtures, and vehicles.
Prioritization of families with destroyed or severely damaged homes. - Support for renters, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities.
- Integration of wraparound services to support long-term housing stability.
- Help with furniture, fixtures, and vehicles.
Mental Health & Well-being Fund
Promoting healing, connection, and emotional recovery for flood survivors.
How it Works:
- Grants to qualified providers offering trauma-informed care and counseling.
- Supports individual and family therapy, peer and group support, and school-based mental health programs.
- Helps expand local capacity to shorten wait times and reach underserved areas.
- Focus on mental health for children, seniors, first responders, and displaced residents.
- Grants to support other areas that directly benefit mental health and wellbeing.
Economic Recovery & Quality of Life Fund
Strengthening the institutions and infrastructure that sustain daily life in the Hill Country.
How it Works:
- Grants to organizations to repair facilities, replace equipment, and recover.
- Support for frontline organizations offering food, housing, child care, and family services.
- Restoration of parks, trails, playgrounds, and riverbanks impacted by the flood.
- Investments in the arts, community spaces, and programs that preserve the spirit of the Hill Country.
Future Long-Term Needs Fund
Investing in smart, strategic solutions that protect our communities for generations to come.
How it Works:
- Flexible funding for emerging and long-term recovery priorities across multiple sectors and needs.