The Texas Legislature created three grant programs to augment local funding for eligible law enforcement and ambulance services.
The Texas Comptroller ofPublic Accounts has distributed the money to sheriffs' offices, constables, prosecutors and rural ambulance services throughout the state, providing Texas counties with much-needed resources to create safer and healthier communities.
The Texas Legislature has funded three grant programs to augment local funding for eligible law enforcement and ambulance services. Administered by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, these grants help provide counties with resources that they may not otherwise have access to. This allows them to create safer and healthier communities for Texas residents.
The Sheriff Immigration Law Enforcement Grant Program, effective Jan. 1, helps offset costs associated with certain immigration law enforcement activities not reimbursed by the federal government, reflecting the state’s commitment to protecting communities. Amounts are determined by population, and eligibility is limited to sheriffs’ offices that have entered into an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Almost 93% of Texas counties are eligible for the grant.
The Rural Ambulance Service Grant Program, effective Sept. 1, 2025, provides financial assistance in small rural counties to ensure adequate ground ambulance services and that Texans have access to emergency services when they’re needed. Eligible counties — those with populations totaling 68,750 or less — may apply on behalf of their ambulance service providers for the grants, which are to be used for the purchase of ambulances, including any necessary accessories or modifications.
Of Texas counties, nearly 80% are eligible to apply for an ambulance service grant.
In order to achieve fully staffed and well-equipped agencies that can better protect their residents, Rural Law Enforcement Grants provide financial assistance to rural sheriffs, constables and prosecutors to supplement professional law enforcement salaries. Allowed expenditures differ based on criteria created for each law enforcement entity. Grants are based on the total population of the county or jurisdiction.