2026 State Border Security Reinforcement Fund

Mississippi Office of Homeland Security
2026 DHS/FEMA State Border Security Reinforcement Fund (SBSRF): Grant Application
Agency Information: Please provide responses to all agency information details below.
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Funding Request by Category: Please provide funding costs details for all areas that the agency is planning to request funding from. Please review each section(s) and type in the total amount requested per section. At the bottom of the chart, please add all request for a Total Funding Requests.

Funding Cost Summary:

Rows	Amount Requested for Federal Funding
Personnel Costs: Full-Time Position(s)
Personnel Costs: Fringe Benefits for FT Position(s)
Personnel Costs: Overtime Costs for Salary for OT Personnel
Personnel Costs: Overtime for Fringe for OT Salary Personnel
Equipment:
Commodities/Supplies:
Contractual Services:
Training/Travel Costs:
Construction Costs:
Total Funding Requests:

Problem Identification and Program Objectives

Agency Demographic Information

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Number of Square Miles for Enforcement:
Program Area: Population
Number of Agency Staff
Number of Agency Staff Planned to Participate in Grant Program

Agency Type:
If "Other" Is Selected, Please Describe Entity Type:
II. Agency's Program Objective and Focus:
Agency Program Objective and Focus: Please select the program objective and focus that best fits the Agency's focus for federal programming.
Objective 1: Construction/Deployment of Border Barrier or Buoys:
Describe planned or completed activities, including site surveys, geospatial mapping, environmental impact, studies, and construction of barriers or buoys. Specify the geographic location(s) and anticipated or completed outcomes.
Capability Gap: Explain how planned or completed activities will address or have addressed gaps in physical border security.
Specify how requested funding will increase the total miles of border barriers or buoys deployed.
Objective 2: Detection and Interdiction of Illicit Substances and Unlawful Aliens:
Describe planned or completed activities, including surveillance, patrols, and apprehension operations. Specify the geographic location(s) and anticipated or completed outcomes.
Explain how planned or completed activities will address or have addressed gaps in detection and interdiction capabilities.

Specify how requested funding will increase the number of arrests of unlawfully present aliens who have committed crimes and the quantity of illicit substances seized.
Agency Gaps:
How will the Program Objectives, proposed above, help reduce the gaps within the agency, community and the state?
Describe how the requested funding, resources, training, or equipment will increase your agency capabilities to address Program Objectives.

Grant Budget Request for Funding:
All information provided in the Grant Budget section is a request. There are no guarantees for funding. Funding may be partial. Please provide items in order of priority and NEED. Items MUST be justifiable for the needs listed above for threats and hazards.
Grant Funded Personnel Services: Full-Time Personnel

Full-Time Personnel awarded and funded with grant funds are required to be 100% dedicated to grant program activities and not general agency support. Position will require payroll, activity sheets, and payroll schedules for documentation purposes. Agency is not guaranteed for funding of additional years and should be prepared to continue full-time personnel, when funding is not available.

Personnel Services: Salary and Fringe Benefits.

Rows	Type of Position	Annual Salary Amount	Annual Fringe Percentage	Total Annual Salary (Salary + Fringe)
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Position 2:
Position 3:
Position 4:
Position 5:

Total Grant Funded Full-Time: Salary Requested:
Total Grant Funded Full-Time: Fringe Benefits Requested:
Total Grant Funded Full-Time Personnel: Total Salary and Fringe Benefits Requested:
Grant Funded Personnel Services: Overtime for Grant Activities

Overtime Hours are only allowable for grant related activities and are not general agency support. Overtime hours will require payroll; activity sheets and payroll schedules for documentation. Agency is not guaranteed for funding of additional years.

Personnel Services: Overtime Hours and Fringe Benefits.

Rows	Type of Hours Requested	Total Number of Hours Requested	Average Overtime Rate per Hour	Average Fringe Benefits Percentage	Total Amount of Overtime Requested
Overtime Hours
Overtime Hours
Overtime Hours
Overtime Hours

Total Number of Grant Funded Overtime Hours Requested:
Total Grant Funded Overtime Hours and Fringe Benefits Requested:
Grant Funded Equipment:

All equipment must be on the FEMA Authorized Equipment List (AEL). AEL can be found at https://www.fema.gov/grants/tools/authorized-equipment-list. Equipment MUST be for grant related programs and activities. Equipment is not agency general use equipment.

Equipment Budget

Rows	FEMA AEL Number	Name of Equipment	Description of Equipment	QTY of Service	Amount of Service	Total of Service
Equipment 1
Equipment 2
Equipment 3
Equipment 4
Equipment 5
Equipment 6
Equipment 7
Equipment 8
Equipment 9
Equipment 10

Total Grant Funded Equipment Costs Requested:
Grant Funded Commodities/Supplies

All grant funded commodities/supplies MUST be for grant related programs and activities. Supplies are not for agency general use. Items should only be requested for the use during the period of performance.

Commodities/Supplies Budget

Rows	Name of Item	Description of Item	QTY of Item	Cost of Item	Total of Item
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Commodities/Supply 2
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Commodities/Supply 7
Commodities/Supply 8
Commodities/Supply 9
Commodities/Supply 10

Total Grant Funded Commodities/Supplies Requested:
Grant Funded Contractual Services:

Contractual Services are allowable for grant related programs and activities. Contractual Services should be planned for (1) one year of services to be used during the annual period of performance. Agency is not guaranteed funding for additional services. Agency should be able to continue services if grant funding is unavailable.

Grant Contractual Services:

Rows	Type of Contractual Service	Description of Contractual Service	Cost of Contractual Service	Quantity of Contractual Service	Total of Costs of Contractual Service
Contractual Service
Contractual Service
Contractual Service
Contractual Service
Contractual Service
Contractual Service
Contractual Serrvice

Total Grant Funded Contractual Services Requested:
Grant Funded Training/Travel:

Training and Travel are allowable for grant related programs and activities. Training and Travel should only be requested for those participating in grant funded activities. Full-time Personnel is allowable and should be the highest priority. MOHS will consider other potential staff for training/travel. Agency is not guaranteed funding for additional services. Agency should be able to continue services if grant funding is unavailable.

Travel/Training Requested Funding:

Rows	Type of Training/Travel	Description of Other Expense	Cost of Training/Travel	Quantity of Person(s) for Training/Travel	Total of Costs of Training/Travel
Travel/Training
Travel/Training
Travel/Training

Total Grant Funded Travel/Training Requested:
Grant Funded Construction:

Construction is only allowable for grant-related programs and activities. Construction is not for agency building, remodifications and or renovations of current infrastructure. All construction costs must be reviewed and approved by FEMA and will require extensive EHP review and approvals before work can begin.

Travel/Training Requested Funding:

Rows	Type of Construction	Description of Construction	Cost of Construction	Total of Costs of Construction
Construction
Construction
Construction

Total Grant Funded Construction Costs Requested:
Total Grant Funded Costs Requested for the FY26 State Border Security Reinforcement Fund Grant.

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Mississippi Office of Homeland Security

2026 DHS/FEMA State Border Security Reinforcement Fund (SBSRF): Grant Application

Problem Identification and Program Objectives

Grant Budget Request for Funding:

Grant Funded Personnel Services: Full-Time Personnel

Grant Funded Personnel Services: Overtime for Grant Activities

Grant Funded Equipment:

Grant Funded Commodities/Supplies

Grant Funded Contractual Services:

Grant Funded Training/Travel:

Grant Funded Construction:

Grant Experience and Additional Information

Prior Grant Experience:

Agency Audit:

NIMS Compliance

Application Submission Compliance: