State Border Security Reinforcement Fund
Agency: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA
Assistance Listings: 97.159 -- State Border Security Reinforcement Fund
Description
SBSRF, authorized by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (Public Law 119-21), was established to address the urgent need for robust and adaptable border security solutions at the state and local levels. SBSRF is a flexible hybrid program designed to reinforce the nation’s border by empowering states and local governments to meet evolving security challenges.
Program objectives include:
• Construction or deployment of a border wall, border barrier, or buoys along the southern border of the United States.
• Any work necessary to prepare the ground at or near land borders to allow construction and maintenance of a border barrier
• Detection and interdiction of illicit substances and aliens who have unlawfully entered the United States and have committed a crime under Federal, State, or local law.
• Relocation of aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States from population centers to other domestic locations.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- State governments
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
FEMA GO Help Desk
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| FY_2026_SBSRF_NOFO_06-03_FINALv2_508.pdf | FY 2026 SBSRF NOFO 06-03_FINALv2_508.pd | Jun 9, 2026 02:24 PM UTC |
| FY2026_SBSRF_Investment_Justification_Form.docx | SBSRF Application Worksheet | Jun 22, 2026 03:39 PM UTC |
| FY26_SBSRF_Application_Worksheet.xlsx | Application worksheet | Jun 23, 2026 03:38 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Closing: August 3, 2026
Award
$9,985,436,000
Program Funding
50
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$--
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
DHS-26-GPD-159-00-99
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Category of Funding Activity:
Other
Category Explanation:
Construction of border wall, detection and interdiction of illicit substances and aliens, and relocation of aliens
History
Version:
3
Posted date:
June 3, 2026
Archive date:
September 2, 2026
