Federal grants to Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Huntsville, Texas received $37.5 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 17 awards. Its largest program was State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, with $32.6 million. In fiscal 2025 more was taken back from its awards than added, a net -$167,831.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$37.5 million
- Awards17
- Awarded in FY 2025-$167,831
- Largest award$17.4 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 3 | $846,420 |
| FY 2022 | 11 | $19.5 million |
| FY 2023 | 2 | $17.4 million |
| FY 2024 | 1 | -$53,108 |
| FY 2025 | 1 | -$167,831 |
Programs that fund Texas Department of Criminal Justice
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| State Criminal Alien Assistance Program | 2 | $32.6 million |
| Justice Reinvestment Initiative | 2 | $1.8 million |
| Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program | 2 | $880,335 |
| Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative | 2 | $506,302 |
| Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program | 1 | $228,903 |
| PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation | 2 | $127,808 |
| High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program | 5 | $76,812 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Justice | 12 | $37.4 million |
| Executive Office of the President | 5 | $76,812 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY21 state criminal alien assistance program (SCAAP) | State Criminal Alien Assistance Program | November 2, 2022 | $17.4 million |
| FY20 scaap application | State Criminal Alien Assistance Program | June 15, 2022 | $15.2 million |
| Individuals with a behavioral health diagnosis or intellectual and developmental disability pose a unique set of challenges to the criminal justice system. Their needs are complex, and the disorders they suffer from are commonly misunderstood. Unfortunately, an inability to recognize and support the | Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | September 27, 2022 | $1.3 million |
| Peer support services to promote recovery and reduced recidivism | Justice Reinvestment Initiative | November 2, 2020 | $934,836 |
| The Texas department of criminal justice (TDCJ) is seeking to implement a program designed to improve the lives of inmates who release via a direct (“flat”) discharge. Inmates released via a flat discharge typically receive less extensive pre-release programming and reentry preparation than an inmat | Justice Reinvestment Initiative | December 16, 2021 | $914,021 |
| As a prior jmhcp recipient (2015-MO-BX-0013) entitled halfway house to home and (O-BJA-2021-95004) entitled deploying services: an informed continuity of care project for veterans, the Texas department of criminal justice’s reentry and integration division seeks to obtain grant funds for a manager i | Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program | September 27, 2022 | $550,000 |
| The Texas department of criminal justice’s (TDCJ) parole division supervises individuals released from prison who are serving out their sentences in Texas communities. The parole division consists of five regions statewide with 67 district parole offices and is responsible for monitoring the activit | Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative | September 27, 2022 | $488,600 |
| The Texas department of criminal justice (TDCJ) will use the grant funds to support salaries for two case manager positions who will be housed in the tdcj’s parole division headquarters in austin, Texas. The officers will monitor sex offender compliance to ensure oversight of the sex offender regist | Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program | September 6, 2022 | $374,410 |
| The Texas department of criminal justice’s reentry and integration division seeks to obtain grant funds for two human service specialists positions to deliver up to one hundred twenty (120) days of veteran informed case coordination services for up to 400 verified veteran offenders with a severe or | Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program | December 7, 2021 | $330,335 |
| Mapping the future: a systems based approach to refining reentry planning | Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative | October 27, 2020 | $275,196 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Texas Department of Criminal Justice get?
$37.5 million in 17 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Texas Department of Criminal Justice the most?
The Department of Justice, with $37.4 million in 12 awards. The Executive Office of the President follow.
What is Texas Department of Criminal Justice's largest federal grant?
$17.4 million under State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, with its first action in the period on November 2, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Texas Department of Criminal Justice?
Its largest are State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, Justice Reinvestment Initiative and Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.
Other grant recipients in Huntsville
- Sam Houston State University
- Huntsville Community Hospital, Inc.
- Huntsville Housing Authority
- City of Huntsville
- Steely Lumber Co., Inc.
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