What the program pays at your level of Texas spend.
Verification and payment.
The Commission verifies the spend and the residency, and the grant pays after the project is complete. Base rates run 5% to 25% of eligible in-state spend, and the total of all grants caps at 31% of eligible in-state spend once additional awards are counted.
Documentation.
You have 60 days from your final Texas expenditure to turn in the documentation for the audit. A production that kept its records as it went prints the file. One that didn't goes looking.
Production.
Everything the state pays on happens now. Resident declarations collected at hire, with ID that was valid 120 days before your first day. Location days logged. Vendor records filed on the day. This is the stretch where shows lose money they have already earned.
Application.
The window runs from 180 days before your first day of production to 5 PM on the fifth business day before it, counted on the state holiday schedule rather than a private-sector one. You'll need a budget of estimated Texas spend and a content document. Any additional grant award you want has to be selected on the application itself. They are never granted retroactively.
Inquiry.
You cannot apply directly. Submit the Commission's Incentives Inquiry Form with the project's basics. A member of the incentives team contacts you, and if the project meets the qualifications they send you the link to the application. Reach out early, because fund availability can change daily.
Who to call about production in Texas
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