State Border Security Reinforcement Fund
Opportunity number: DHS-26-GPD-159-00-99
Program owner: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Summary: Federal funding for state-government border-security projects, including border barriers and related site preparation, detection and interdiction activities, and specified domestic relocation operations.
The State Border Security Reinforcement Fund supports state-government border-security projects. Listed objectives include constructing or deploying border walls, barriers, or buoys; preparing land for border barriers; detecting and interdicting illicit substances and unlawfully entered individuals who have committed crimes; and relocating unlawfully present individuals between domestic locations.
The structured eligibility field lists state governments. Although the narrative refers to empowering states and local governments, the supplied source does not establish local governments or standalone law-enforcement agencies as direct applicants.
Who is eligible?
Applicant types: State governments
State governments are the only applicant type expressly listed in the supplied source. Direct eligibility is not established for local governments, tribal governments, territories, or standalone law-enforcement agencies.
What can the funding be used for?
Construction or deployment of a border wall, border barrier, or buoys along the southern U.S. border; ground preparation at or near land borders for barrier construction and maintenance; detection and interdiction of illicit substances and unlawfully entered individuals who have committed a federal, state, or local crime; and relocation of unlawfully present individuals from population centers to other domestic locations.
Program contact
Daphine Jackson
[email protected]
202-604-0457; FEMA GO Help Desk: 1-877-585-3242
Official sources
- Grants.gov Public API checked August 29, 2026
Grant details can change. Confirm all requirements on the official source before applying.