The Border Security and Enforcement Block Grant Act of 2024 would establish a federal grant program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide funding to southwestern border states for constructing, maintaining, repairing, and improving physical border barriers. Eligible states—those bordering Mexico without adequate barriers or with barriers needing maintenance—would apply to the program and could use grant funds for barrier work, equipment maintenance, personnel costs, and related activities. The legislation allocates $60 million in existing unobligated funds from U.S. Customs and Border Protection to launch the program, with up to $20 million available to spend annually through fiscal year 2027, and authorizes an additional $110 million per year for fiscal years 2025 through 2027 if Congress appropriates it. The program would sunset at the end of fiscal year 2027, with any unspent funds returned to Customs and Border Protection, and the Administrator would be required to report annually to Congress on how grant recipients spend the money.
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