Commercial and Industrial Standard Offer Program
Incentives are offered to participants (Project Sponsors) who install energy efficient retrofit projects in commercial and industrial…
Fort Bend County works with our city partners to encourage business development, business retention, capital investment, and job growth. We aggressively encourage qualified companies to move to and expand within the county to bring jobs and capital to the county and expand our commercial footprint. Each city offers a variety of potential incentives, including sales tax rebate, the Freeport Tax exemption, tax abatements, and direct incentives.
The county, working through the Fort Bend Economic Development Council, also offers incentives that must be approved by commissioners court to qualified companies.
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Work Opportunity Tax Credit
The main objective of this program is to enable individuals to become employed, earn a steady income…
Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program
The incentive is available in the form of a cash grant from 5 to 22.5 % of…
Texas Military Value Revolving Loan Fund
Created by the 78th Legislature and signed into law by Governor Rick Perry, the Texas Military Value…
Texas Leverage Fund
Communities may leverage future sales tax revenues to expand economic development through business expansions, business recruitment and…
Texas Enterprise Zone Program
Who Can Apply? Texas communities must nominate companies in their jurisdiction to receive an Enterprise Zone designation…
Texas Enterprise Fund
Who Can Apply? Companies planning a new project including a facility opening or expansion, with significant projected…
Texas Economic Development Act / Chapter 313
This Act requires companies to invest a specified amount of money to qualify for a ten year…
Texas Capital Fund Real Estate Development Program
This program encourages business development and expansions located in non-entitlement communities. The minimum award is $50,000 and…
Texas Capital Fund
Description The Texas Capital Fund infrastructure development and real estate programs are economic development tools designed to…
State Sales & Use Tax Exemptions
Manufacturing Machinery & Equipment Leased or purchased machinery, equipment, replacement parts, and accessories that are used or…
Skills Development Fund
Overview Established by the 74th Legislature in 1995, The Skills Development Fund was designed to better utilize…
Renewable Energy Incentives
Wind and Solar Energy Tax Exemptions and Deductions Wind energy qualifies under the term “solar energy” for…
Product Development and Small Business Incubator Fund
The Product Development and Small Business Incubator Fund (PDSBI) offers long-term, asset-backed loans to product development companies…
Franchise Tax Exemption & Deduction For Business Relocation
Companies must relocate their principle place of business from out of State into Texas to obtain the…
Economic Development and Diversification In-State Tuition for Employees
Who Can Apply? A city, county or economic development group covering the Texas region in which the…
Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant (DEAAG)
DEAAG funding is available to local municipalities, counties, defense base development authority, junior college dis- tricts and…
Cancer Prevention and Research General Obligation Bonds
For more information, please visit the Institute’s website using the link below or contact the office at…
Ad Valorem / Property Tax Exemption
Freeport Exemption A community may choose to offer the Freeport exemption for various types of goods that…
Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones
TIRZ is a tool provided by the state of Texas that allows for large scale development and…
Property Tax Abatement
Companies interested in a property tax abatement from Fort Bend County should contact the Fort Bend Economic…
Performance Agreement
Economic incentives offered by Fort Bend County and approved by the county commissioners court are negotiated on…
Fort Bend County PACE Program
The Fort Bend County Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program provides low cost, long-term, 100% financing for…
Industrial Revenue Bonds
Industrial Development Corporations (IDCs) or equivalent bodies whose creation by cities, counties or conservation and reclamation districts…
Foreign Trade Zone
The Foreign Trade Zone is a powerful tool to assist qualifying companies in our region. The Fort…
Commercial and Industrial Standard Offer
CenterPoint energy offers a variety of programs to encourage energy efficiency, including the Commercial and Industrial Standard…
Chapter 380 Economic Agreements
Municipality Agreements Chapter 380 of the Local Government Code authorizes municipalities to offer incentives designed to promote…