National Computer Forensics Institute Facility Expansion Grant Program

The Department of Homeland Security US Secret Service awarded a single $21.9 million Project Grant on June 10, 2024 (CFDA 97.142) to expand the National Computer Forensics Institute facility in Hoover, Alabama, with a completion date of May 31, 2027.

This program funds facility renovation and expansion at the existing NCFI location to increase annual training capacity to more than 8,000 students. The scope includes construction of three 35-person classrooms, a 250-person auditorium, and 20 administrative offices. Award activity is extremely limited: the portfolio contains a single award obligating $21.9 million in federal dollars, disbursed in fiscal year 2024. No additional awards have been made since June 2024.

The assistance-type mix is entirely Project Grants. Funding concentration is complete: the Department of Homeland Security US Secret Service (US Secret Service, under DHS) accounts for 100 percent of federal dollars obligated across the program.

Recent grant opportunities reflect a closed solicitation cycle. The most recent opportunity, DHS-24-USSS-142-NCFI-0001, posted on December 19, 2023 and closed January 31, 2024. Eligibility was limited to City/Township Governments. The opportunity solicited renovation and expansion of the Hoover facility to exceed 8,000 annual student capacity. No open solicitation is currently advertised.

The single awarded project—24CSSNCF00001 for the "NCFI Expansion Project at Hoover Public Safety Center"—represents the entirety of recent grant activity under this program. With only one award on record, award cadence and future funding intent cannot be inferred from portfolio data. The program appears narrowly scoped to a single capital expansion initiative rather than an ongoing competitive funding line. Pursuit should be contingent on confirmation that a new solicitation cycle is planned; the 2024 opportunity has closed and no successor opportunity has been posted as of the current date.