Kendall County

Kendall County, a Texas local government entity headquartered in Boerne, operates as a federal grant recipient rather than a federal contractor, receiving funding directly from the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security to support law enforcement, victim services, emergency management, and public safety initiatives. The county acts as a prime grant recipient on one active award and as a sub-recipient on twenty federal grant sub-awards, with 87% of recent federal funding flowing through pass-through arrangements from Texas state entities and federal agencies.

Kendall County's primary federal footprint centers on criminal justice and victim advocacy services. The county received a $700,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Local Law Enforcement Grants for Enforcement of Cybercrimes Program (CFDA 16.060) effective May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2029, supporting specialized training for law enforcement investigators and prosecutors in cybercrime investigation and prosecution, expansion of digital evidence handling and forensic analysis capabilities, enhanced victim advocacy services, and development of response protocols for cyber-related offenses. As a sub-recipient, Kendall County has received funding for crimes against women prosecution (multiple awards dating to 2021), crime victim assistance and advocacy programs, criminal justice grant support for prosecutorial resources and caseload management, emergency protective measures, critical infrastructure protection including next-generation firewall upgrades, mobile radio replacement for interoperability, and Operation Stonegarden border security and enforcement activities.

Customer concentration reflects the county's reliance on Department of Justice programs. The top five funding agencies account for 83% of recent awards, led by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (6 awards), the Office on Violence Against Women (5 awards), and the Victims of Crime program (5 awards), with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention comprising the remainder. The county's sub-award dependency runs primarily through the Governor of Texas Office, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, and the Department of State Health Services — all pass-through grantees routing federal dollars to local implementation.

Activity has accelerated in recent years, growing from one award in 2022 to seven in 2025 and four in 2026 (as of mid-May). The $700,000 cybercrimes enforcement grant carries an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2029, creating a recompete signal for that federal program line in the latter half of 2028. Combined dollars obligated across all twenty-three awards total $3.8 million. Kendall County's federal posture does not involve contracts or competitive procurement; the county functions as a local government recipient of federal law enforcement and emergency management grant funding, with no federal contract prime awardee history and no seats on federal contract vehicles.