State Border Security Reinforcement Fund

About this funding opportunity

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.

Topic areas: Security and Defense, Public Policy and Governance.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are due Aug 03, 2026. Confirm the exact closing time on the official program page before applying.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Public Authorities

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

State Border Security Reinforcement Fund is administered by Department of Homeland Security - FEMA (DHS), listed via Grants.gov.