Fiscal Year 2026 Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DHS-26-GPD-075-00-99
- Agency
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Homeland Security
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $88,350,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Categories
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- Disaster Prevention and Relief
- Transportation
- Eligible applicants
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- County Governments
- City/Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Points of contact
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- FEMA GO Help Desk femago@fema.dhs.gov (877) 585-3242
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is soliciting applications for the Fiscal Year 2026 Transit Security Grant Program, with an application deadline of July 24, 2026, distributing $88.35 million across approximately 25 awards to eligible transit agencies. Eligible applicants are limited to 25 specific passenger rail, intra-city bus, and ferry systems identified in the program's allocation table; individual award amounts range from $396,051 to $31,731,749. No cost share is required.
The period of performance runs three years from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029, with an anticipated award date of September 30, 2026. Allowable cost categories include planning, operational activities, equipment and capital projects, training and awareness campaigns, and exercises. Operational packages for canine teams, mobile screening teams, and anti-terrorism teams may be funded for up to 36 months. Management and administration costs are capped at 5 percent of the award amount.
Applicants must submit formal Investment Justifications for each proposed project, with up to eight primary IJs permitted per region and five additional IJs for dedicated law enforcement projects. Applications require a Public Transit Risk Assessment completed within three years, detailed budgets, and for operational package funding requests, a Five-Year Security Capital and Operational Sustainment Plan. All submissions go through FEMA GO, and applicants must maintain active SAM.gov and Grants.gov registrations with a Unique Entity Identifier.
FY 2026 National Priority Areas emphasize enhancing protection of soft targets and crowded places, supporting Homeland Security Task Forces and fusion centers, enhancing cybersecurity resilience, improving election security, and supporting border crisis response. Applicants must comply with National Incident Management System implementation and obtain security plan approval from transit security providers. Recipients must accept awards within 60 days and meet quarterly financial reporting and semi-annual programmatic reporting obligations, along with federal procurement standards, Buy America preferences for infrastructure projects, and environmental planning and historic preservation requirements. The program is listed under CFDA 97.075, Rail and Transit Security Grant Program.
Synopsis
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP) is one of four grant programs that constitute DHS/FEMA's focus on transportation infrastructure security activities. These grant programs are part of a comprehensive set of measures authorized by Congress and implemented by DHS to help strengthen the nation's critical infrastructure against risks associated with potential terrorist attacks. The TSGP provides funds to transit agencies to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| TSGP SAMPLE - budget detail worksheet.rtf | RTF text file | |
| TSGP IJ_FEMA Form 089-4.pdf | ||
| TSGP IJ BACKGROUND_FEMA Form 089.pdf | ||
| TSGP 5 YEAR SECURITY_FEMA Form 089-4B.pdf | ||
| FY26 TSGP NOFO_Final.pdf | ||
| FY26 TSGP NOFO_Final_508.pdf |
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