State Border Security Reinforcement Fund (SBSRF) Grant Program

The State Border Security Reinforcement Fund (SBSRF), administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate and established by the Working Families Tax Cut Act of 2025 (Public Law 119-21), dedicates $9,985,436,000 to border security. The goal is to support DHS efforts to reduce unlawful entries, combat illegal drug flows, and strengthen collaboration among agencies.

Allowable Activities 

  • Construction or installation of a border wall, border fencing or other 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 wall or other barrier fencing. 
  • 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 small population centers to other domestic locations.  

Key Dates

The FY26 SBSRF application is open and will now close at 11:59 PM on Monday August 31, 2026. The period of performance will be from January 20, 2021 to September 30, 2034. Questions should be directed to [email protected].

NOTE: Applications will only be accepted on-line via the Georgia EM Grants Manager System at ga.emgrants.com.