Federal grants to City of Houston
City of Houston in Houston, Texas received $66.8 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 38 awards. Its largest program was High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, with $20.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $6.9 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$66.8 million
- Awards38
- Awarded in FY 2025$6.9 million
- Largest award$6.3 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 6 | $7.7 million |
| FY 2022 | 17 | $23.0 million |
| FY 2023 | 12 | $16.8 million |
| FY 2024 | 9 | $12.5 million |
| FY 2025 | 5 | $6.9 million |
Programs that fund City of Houston
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program | 6 | $20.6 million |
| Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants | 9 | $19.7 million |
| Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | 4 | $10.8 million |
| Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation | 2 | $3.4 million |
| Missing Children's Assistance | 3 | $2.9 million |
| Congressionally Recommended Awards | 3 | $2.9 million |
| Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants | 1 | $825,000 |
| Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Education, Investigation and Prosecution Program | 1 | $800,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Justice | 29 | $44.6 million |
| Executive Office of the President | 6 | $20.6 million |
| Department of Transportation | 3 | $1.6 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The purpose of the cops hiring program (CHP) program is to advance the practice of community policing through the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers. Funding under this award program will be utilized by local law enforcement agencies to hire and rehire career law enforcemen | Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants | November 2, 2023 | $6.3 million |
| The purpose of the cops hiring program (CHP) program is to advance the practice of community policing through the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers. Funding under this award program will be utilized by local law enforcement agencies to hire and rehire career law enforcemen | Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants | October 13, 2022 | $6.3 million |
| FY21 cops hiring program (CHP) | Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants | November 18, 2021 | $6.3 million |
| The hidta program reduces illicit drug supply by aiding federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement. Performance is measured by dismantling/disrupting drug trafficking and money laundering organizations and improving effectiveness of the initiatives. | High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program | March 1, 2021 | $4.2 million |
| The hidta program reduces illicit drug supply by aiding federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement. Performance is measured by dismantling/disrupting drug trafficking and money laundering organizations and improving effectiveness of the initiatives. | High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program | May 3, 2022 | $4.2 million |
| The hidta program reduces illicit drug supply by aiding federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement. Performance is measured by dismantling/disrupting drug trafficking and money laundering organizations and improving effectiveness of the initiatives. | High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program | March 10, 2023 | $4.1 million |
| The hidta program reduces illicit drug supply by aiding federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement. Performance is measured by dismantling/disrupting drug trafficking and money laundering organizations and improving effectiveness of the initiatives. | High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program | April 29, 2024 | $3.9 million |
| High intensity drug trafficking areas hidta program fiscal year FY 2025 grant award | High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program | May 23, 2025 | $3.9 million |
| The houston police department proposes to use funds on law enforcement programs, including technology improvements for law enforcement and overtime initiatives for the city of houston. The harris county sheriffs office intends to invest jag funding to cover overtime costs, fund staff training opport | Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | September 22, 2023 | $3.0 million |
| The edward byrne memorial justice assistance grant (JAG) program allows units of local government, including tribes, to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own state and local needs and conditions. Grant funds can be used for state and local initiatives, t | Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | September 26, 2022 | $2.7 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does City of Houston get?
$66.8 million in 38 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives City of Houston the most?
The Department of Justice, with $44.6 million in 29 awards. The Executive Office of the President and the Department of Transportation follow.
What is City of Houston's largest federal grant?
$6.3 million under Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants, with its first action in the period on November 2, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund City of Houston?
Its largest are High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants and Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.
Other grant recipients in Houston
- Baylor College of Medicine
- The Univeristy of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Harris County
- University of Houston System
- William Marsh Rice University
- City of Houston
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