Closed · DHS-26-GPD-159-00-99 · CFDA 97.159 · Discretionary
State Border Security Reinforcement Fund
Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Homeland Security - FEMA, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- Varies
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 17, 2026
- Close date
- 50
- Expected awards
The verdict
State Border Security Reinforcement Fund is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Homeland Security - FEMA that offered Varies by applicant across 50 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,093 other opportunities from Department of Homeland Security - FEMA.
- Varies
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 50
- expected awards
- 97.159
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on September 17, 2026. CFDA 97.159 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was Varies by applicant.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed September 17, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$9,985,436,000
Expected Awards
50
Instrument
Grant
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.
Public-sector applicant lane · Department of Homeland Security - FEMA
Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for State Border Security Reinforcement Fund (State governments). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). 351 other Department of Homeland Security - FEMA listings share this eligibility-code string (32% of 1,094).
- Code 00
- State governments
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
FEMA GO Help Desk 1-877-585-3242 femago@fema.dhs.gov
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What to do next
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