Zapata County Sheriffs Office

Zapata County Sheriff's Office is a U.S. local government entity based in Zapata, Texas, registered to receive federal awards since January 26, 2004. The Sheriff's Office serves as a critical partner to federal agencies in border security and public safety, providing detention services, emergency management coordination, and law enforcement support to advance the federal government's mission along the U.S.-Mexico border region. Operating from its headquarters at 200 East 7th Street in Zapata, the Sheriff's Office leverages federal contract and grant funding to enhance its capacity to support homeland security initiatives and community infrastructure development in this rural Texas county.

Through federal contract awards, Zapata County Sheriff's Office has served as a prime contractor exclusively with the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection (DHS CBP) agency, receiving four separate purchase order contracts valued between $2,998.08 and $20,000.00 each. These contracts, awarded between September 2022 and July 2025, have consistently focused on the provision of detention space and detainee housing services to support DHS CBP's border security operations in the Laredo Sector. The most recent contract, awarded July 1, 2025, is valued at $7,000.00 with a completion date of June 30, 2026, while a previous contract from August 2023 was valued at $20,000.00. All contracts carried no set-aside designations and were structured as firm fixed-price purchase orders. The Sheriff's Office has not served as a sub-contractor on federal contract awards, maintaining its role solely as a prime contractor with DHS CBP for detention and jail space services.

Zapata County Sheriff's Office has demonstrated substantial engagement in federal grant programs, serving as both a prime grantee and sub-grantee across multiple funding agencies and assistance types. As a prime grantee, the Sheriff's Office has received three significant project grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service, including a $1,000,000 Community Facilities Loan and Grant (CFDA 10.766) awarded September 16, 2025 for the Zapata County Emergency Operations Center project, a $660,000 Community Facilities grant also awarded September 16, 2025, and a $1,000,000 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant (CFDA 10.763) awarded December 6, 2022. These grants support critical infrastructure improvements including emergency operations facilities and water assistance services for rural residents. As a sub-grantee, the Sheriff's Office has received federal grant sub-awards through the Texas Governor's Office and the Office of Emergency Services, including funding for the Zapata County Emergency Operations Center Project (awarded May 24, 2023) and Operation Stonegarden initiatives (awarded May 27, 2022). The Operation Stonegarden sub-grants provide resources for high-visibility law enforcement presence and equipment acquisition to enhance coordination among local, state, tribal, territorial, and federal law enforcement agencies in border security operations. Combined, these grant awards total approximately $3,660,000.00 and position the Sheriff's Office as a key recipient of federal support for emergency management, border security, and community infrastructure development.