Assistance Listing 20.233
Border Enforcement Grants
Federal Highway Administration · Department of Transportation
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 2 new awards in FY2022–23. The median award is $777,421.
- First-time winners
- —
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 0%
- 0% higher ed · 75% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $777K
- $616K – $939K middle half
- New awards, FY2023
- 2
- $1.6M committed to them
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2023
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Northwest Economic Region Foundation | Government | WA | 2 | $2,470,000 |
| Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning | Business | IL | 2 | $2,000,000 |
| Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating AGE | Government | OH | 2 | $590,000 |
| County of Dona ANA | Government | NM | 1 | $1,100,000 |
| Panhandle Regional Planning Commission | Government | TX | 1 | $454,842 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | $5.1M | $1.0M | $471K – $1.2M |
| 2023 | 2 | $1.6M | $777K | $616K – $939K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-05 | 2015-08-10 | 66 d | FM-BEG-16-001 · FY2016 Border Enforcement Grant Notice of Funding Availability |
| 2014-08-08 | 2014-09-30 | 53 d | FM-BEG-15-001 · FY 2015 Border Enforcement Grant Notice of Funding Availability |
| 2013-06-10 | 2013-08-12 | 63 d | FM-BEG-14-001 · FY 2014 MCSAP Border Enforcement Grant Notice of Funding Availability |
| 2012-07-13 | 2012-08-20 | 38 d | FM-BEG-13-001 · FY 2013 Border Enforcement Grant Program Notice of Funding Availability |
| 2011-08-03 | 2011-09-12 | 40 d | FM-BEG-12-001 · FY 2012 Border Enforcement Grant Opportunity |
| 2010-07-27 | 2010-09-15 | 50 d | FM-BEG-11-001 · FY 2011 Border Enforcement Grant Opportunity |
| 2009-08-05 | 2010-08-01 | 361 d | BEG-2010-01 · FY 2010 Border Enforcement Grant |
| 2008-09-02 | 2008-11-01 | 60 d | BEG-09-01 · FY 2009 Border Enforcement Grant |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 20.233?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 2 new awards in FY2022–23. The median award is $777,421.
How much does Border Enforcement Grants award?
In FY2023 the median new award was $777K; the middle half ran from $616K to $939K. 2 new awards were made, with $1.6M committed to them.
When does 20.233 usually post?
Posting history is irregular; watch this page for the next round.
Who runs this program?
Department of Transportation (Federal Highway Administration). Assistance Listing 20.233 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.