State Border Security Reinforcement Fund
This program funds states and local governments to build or support border barriers, related site preparation, detection and interdiction activities, and relocation of unlawfully present aliens.
RESTRICTED TO: STATE LOCAL GOV
⚑ Award ceiling listed as $0 in notice. · Program is for states and local governments, not universities. · Includes construction/deployment of border barriers and related ground preparation. · Includes detection/interdiction and relocation activities; not a research program.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 25 weak | prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
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.
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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Daphine Jackson Grantor <femago@fema.dhs.gov>
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