County Of Travis

County Of Travis, operating through its Auditors Office and related county departments, is a U.S. local government entity that receives federal grants as a prime recipient (51% of awards) and as a sub-recipient (49% of awards), delivering community development, public health, criminal justice, and emergency management services across Travis County, Texas. The county does not hold federal contracts and does not compete for commercial procurement; its federal footprint is entirely grant-funded, spanning 161 awards with 36 customer agencies across HHS, HUD, DOJ, FEMA, and the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Travis County's grant portfolio concentrates heavily in disaster and emergency response, community development, and criminal justice support. The top five customer agencies account for 59% of awards by count: the Federal Emergency Management Agency (34 awards, primarily for disaster recovery and emergency management sub-awards flowing through the Texas Division of Emergency Management); the Department of Housing and Urban Development (22 awards, including HOME Investment Partnerships formula grants and Community Development Block Grants); the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance (17 awards for opioid response, domestic violence prosecution, forensic capability, and reentry services); the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (11 awards for child welfare and social services); and the Corporation for National and Community Service (11 awards for AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program expansion). Potential value concentration is heavily skewed toward FEMA Region 6 ($110 thousand combined potential value across 2 awards), though this figure represents only a small fraction of Travis County's total federal funding—the discrepancy between stated potential value ($112 thousand) and obligated dollars ($130.8 million) reflects that most awards are formula or pass-through grants with full or near-full obligation at award.

Recent prime grant work includes a $627,661 award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (CFDA 93.104) to implement a Rural System of Care & Wraparound Expansion serving 395 children and youth with serious emotional disturbance in rural Travis County over four years (period of performance September 30, 2026 through September 30, 2030, in partnership with Integral Care); a $1.6 million Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance award (CFDA 16.838) to establish a Continuity of Care Service Model connecting jail-based medication-assisted treatment with community reentry services (October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, with Integral Care as sub-recipient); a $566,563 HUD HOME Investment Partnerships formula grant (CFDA 14.239) for affordable housing activities (May 7, 2025 through September 30, 2033); and a $251,002 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP award (CFDA 94.002) for volunteer engagement in tutoring, workforce development, food security, and veteran services (June 18, 2026 through March 31, 2029). Travis County also received $403,126 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.836) to implement education advocacy and support for youth with disabilities in the juvenile justice system (October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, in partnership with Disability Rights Texas).

The county's sub-recipient footprint is substantial and diverse, with 79 sub-awards flowing primarily through state intermediaries—the Texas Division of Emergency Management (for FEMA disaster response and recovery, COVID response, and emergency protective measures), the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (for weatherization, energy assistance, and home rehabilitation), the Texas Office of the Governor (for victim services and emergency management), and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (for environmental and recreational projects). Notable sub-awards include STEM enrichment through the AmeriCorps CAPITAL program (led by The Onestar National Service Commission) serving elementary and middle schools; multiple weatherization and energy assistance awards from the U.S. Department of Energy; and criminal justice equipment and training funding from DOJ passed through City of Austin.

Activity has remained relatively stable over the past five years (20 awards in 2022 to 28 in 2024), with 12 awards in both 2025 and 2026 year-to-date. Only three awards face completion inside the next twenty-four months, reflecting low near-term recompete risk; most HOME and CDBG grants carry performance periods through 2032–2034. The county's grant work is characterized by formula allocations (HOME, CDBG, EECBG) and project grants supporting local capacity in behavioral health, criminal justice, workforce development, and disaster recovery. The corporate structure includes Travis County Emergency Services District Number 2 as a named subsidiary, though the subsidiary's distinct role in federal funding is not detailed in the award data.