Opportunity Information: Apply for INL22GR0001 WHPMEX BORDMGMT 10202021
The Border Management Study - U.S.-Mexico Border grant opportunity is a discretionary funding competition run by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). It seeks applicants to design and carry out a study focused on the U.S.-Mexico border that can measure, in concrete economic terms, what happens when border management is improved through better screening practices, upgraded technology, and more standardized procedures. The central idea is to generate credible, quantitative evidence that shows how smarter and more consistent border processes affect legitimate commerce and broader economic activity, while also supporting security objectives.
The project is intended to connect several issues that are often treated separately: trade facilitation, the operational realities of border inspection and screening, and the way transnational criminal networks exploit weaknesses and inconsistencies at or around ports of entry. INL is looking for analysis that helps explain how improved screening and management can speed or stabilize lawful cross-border trade and travel, reduce friction and uncertainty for legitimate businesses, and simultaneously make it harder for transnational criminal organizations to move illicit goods, money, or people. The opportunity also frames improved border management as part of a broader strategy to reduce one of the drivers of irregular migration, by strengthening conditions for lawful economic activity in the border region and beyond.
A key emphasis of the solicitation is the need for quantitative impact evidence that can build buy-in among stakeholders. That signals that the study should not be purely descriptive; it should aim to produce measurable findings that decision-makers can use to justify investments or policy changes. In practice, that often means estimating costs and benefits tied to specific improvements (for example, changes in processing times, predictability, throughput, compliance costs, or the economic value of time saved), and translating those operational shifts into wider economic outcomes for border communities, supply chains, and regional trade flows. The competition’s description suggests the results should be useful both for improving how the border works for lawful users and for countering criminal exploitation of border systems.
Funding is provided as a grant, with an award ceiling of $250,000 and an expectation of up to three awards. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) entities). The opportunity is listed under CFDA 19.704, was created on October 28, 2021, and originally closed on November 26, 2021. The funding opportunity number is INL22GR0001 WHPMEX BORDMGMT 10202021, and the activity category is listed as "Other," indicating the work is primarily a policy/economic assessment and applied research effort rather than a typical program delivery or direct service project.
Overall, this grant is aimed at producing an evidence base that links better border management tools and practices to real economic outcomes and security benefits along the U.S.-Mexico border. The intended payoff is practical, stakeholder-ready analysis that supports decisions about modernizing screening, harmonizing procedures, and deploying technology in ways that help lawful trade and travel while constraining transnational criminal activity.Apply for INL22GR0001 WHPMEX BORDMGMT 10202021
- The Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Border Management Study – U.S.-Mexico Border" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.704.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 28, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 26, 2021. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $250,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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