Federal grants to Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Department of Public Safety in Austin, Texas received $793 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 28 awards. Its largest program was Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters), with $560 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $39.1 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$793 million
- Awards28
- Awarded in FY 2025$39.1 million
- Largest award$600 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 16 | $542 million |
| FY 2022 | 14 | $75.3 million |
| FY 2023 | 8 | $68.7 million |
| FY 2024 | 14 | $67.7 million |
| FY 2025 | 5 | $39.1 million |
Programs that fund Texas Department of Public Safety
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) | 3 | $560 million |
| Motor Carrier Safety Assistance | 5 | $226 million |
| DNA Backlog Reduction Program | 4 | $11.3 million |
| National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) | 1 | $7.5 million |
| National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative | 3 | $4.5 million |
| Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants | 1 | $4.0 million |
| Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program | 1 | $3.2 million |
| Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements | 2 | $2.1 million |
| High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program | 5 | $740,869 |
| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements | 1 | $700,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Homeland Security | 5 | $533 million |
| Department of Transportation | 8 | $228 million |
| Department of Justice | 10 | $30.6 million |
| Executive Office of the President | 5 | $740,869 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant to local government for repair or replacement of disaster damaged facilities | Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) | October 1, 2020 | $600 million |
| Award purpose: the purpose of the motor carrier safety assistance program (MCSAP) is to ensure the federal motor carrier safety administration (FMCSA) and states work in partnership to establish programs to improve motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle (CMV), and driver safety to support a safe and | Motor Carrier Safety Assistance | May 27, 2025 | $50.6 million |
| The purpose of the motor carrier safety assistance program (MCSAP) is to ensure the federal motor carrier safety administration (FMCSA) and states work in partnership to establish programs to improve motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle (CMV), and driver safety to support a safe and efficient tra | Motor Carrier Safety Assistance | September 24, 2024 | $49.5 million |
| FY2023 mcsap grant program | Motor Carrier Safety Assistance | May 10, 2023 | $48.5 million |
| FY2022 mcsap grant program | Motor Carrier Safety Assistance | June 28, 2022 | $47.2 million |
| FY2021 mcsap grant program | Motor Carrier Safety Assistance | April 23, 2021 | $30.4 million |
| Under this award, the Texas department of public safety requests funds to implement amodernized computerized criminal history(CCH) system. The purpose of the project is to procure and implement a statewide criminal history system that complies with federal requirements and Texas statute. Project act | National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) | June 15, 2023 | $7.5 million |
| The purpose of the cops office anti-heroin task force program (AHTF) to advance public safety by providing funds to investigate illicit activities related to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, and carfentanil, unlawful distribution of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin and prescription opio | Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants | September 30, 2024 | $4.0 million |
| The Texas department of public safety faces challenges completing analysis of non-sexual assault evidence since the passage of government code 420.042 which requires the analysis of sexual assault evidence in 90 days. The department has met that expectation but doing so resulted in the de-facto de-p | DNA Backlog Reduction Program | September 8, 2023 | $3.4 million |
| The Texas department of public safety faces challenges completing analysis of non-sexual assault evidence since the passage of government code 420.042 which requires the analysis of sexual assault evidence in 90 days. The department has met that expectation but doing so resulted in the defacto de-pr | Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program | September 27, 2024 | $3.2 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Texas Department of Public Safety get?
$793 million in 28 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Texas Department of Public Safety the most?
The Department of Homeland Security, with $533 million in 5 awards. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Justice follow.
What is Texas Department of Public Safety's largest federal grant?
$600 million under Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters), with its first action in the period on October 1, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Texas Department of Public Safety?
Its largest are Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters), Motor Carrier Safety Assistance and DNA Backlog Reduction Program.
Other grant recipients in Austin
- Health & Human Svc Commn TX
- TX Education Agency
- Texas Department of Transportation
- Texas Department of Agriculture
- Texas Workforce Commission
- Texas Division of Emergency Management
- Texas General Land Office
- Department of State Health Services
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