Recipient of federal assistance · AUSTIN, TX

CITY OF AUSTIN

CITY OF AUSTIN received $2.4M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 10 actions, −35% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $233.2M. Its largest awarding agency was Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ($1.3M).

Assistance · FY2026
$2.4M
New awards
7
Actions
10
Since FY2021
$233.2M
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Location
AUSTIN, TX
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Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 218.5MFY2021
  2. 3.3MFY2022
  3. 1.4MFY2023
  4. 4MFY2024
  5. 3.6MFY2025
  6. 2.4MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$2.1M89%
  2. Direct payments$257.5K11%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 20.237 · Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements$1.3M54%
  2. 97.091 · Homeland Security Biowatch Program$492K21%
  3. 21.016 · Equitable Sharing$257.5K11%
  4. 16.070 · Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act$200K8.5%
  5. 16.710 · Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants$142.2K6.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration$1.3M54%
    Department of Transportation
  2. Federal Emergency Management Agency$492K21%
    Department of Homeland Security
  3. Offices, Boards and Divisions$342.2K14%
    Department of Justice
  4. Departmental Offices$257.5K11%
    Department of the Treasury

Largest awards

  1. PROJECT #1 OBJECTIVE: THE PROPOSED PROJECT INVOLVES IMPLEMENTING A HIGHLY VISIBLE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AND CMV SAFETY INSPECTION PROGRAM…$1.3M
    20.237 · Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements· Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration· Project grant· Jan 23, 2026 – Jan 23, 2026· 69A3602641761MHP0TX
  2. THE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON TRAUMA-INFORMED, VICTIM-CENTERED TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL…$500K
    16.058 · Demonstration Program on Trauma-Informed, Victim Centered Training for Law Enforcement· Offices, Boards and Divisions· Project grant· Sep 13, 2024 – Apr 22, 2026· 15JOVW24GG00992TRAU
  3. BIOWATCH GRANT PROGRAM$492K
    97.091 · Homeland Security Biowatch Program· Federal Emergency Management Agency· Project grant· Sep 19, 2026 – Sep 19, 2026· EMW-2026-BW-05147
  4. PURPOSE: THE EQUITABLE SHARING PROGRAM ENHANCES COOPERATION AMONGST FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BY PROVIDING VALUABLE…$216.9K
    21.016 · Equitable Sharing· Departmental Offices· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 24, 2026 – Aug 24, 2026· 363410J3H8J7BZLAK6
  5. CITY OF AUSTIN REQUESTS $200,000 FOR AN AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT (APD) PILOT PROGRAM TO DETERMINE IF LOW TO MODERATE INVESTMENTS IN…$200K
    16.070 · Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act· Offices, Boards and Divisions· Project grant· Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 10, 2025· 15JCOPS25GG00425LEMH
  6. THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT (APD) WILL BOLSTER OFFICER RECRUITMENT, HIRING, AND RETENTION THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FY23 CPD YOUTH-LED…$175K
    16.710 · Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants· Offices, Boards and Divisions· Project grant· Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 10, 2025· 15JCOPS25GG01015PPSE

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

No subawards reported as a prime in FY2026.

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $16.9M (22 subawards)

3 primes

  1. TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT$9.2M54%
    DEL VALLE, TX · 3 subawards
  2. TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT$4M24%
    AUSTIN, TX · 1 subaward
  3. GOVERNOR, TEXAS OFFICE OF THE$3.7M22%
    AUSTIN, TX · 18 subawards

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $552.4K paid out · $36.8M received
  • FY2022: $305.7K paid out · $29.8M received
  • FY2023: $91.4K paid out · $11.4M received
  • FY2024: $209K paid out · $67.3M received
  • FY2025: $99.6K paid out · $11.1M received
  • FY2026: $0 paid out · $16.9M received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.