Grant applications open in 60 days and are decided in 65
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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Grant applications open in 60 days and are decided in 65
The document says “shall”Who acts: Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management AgencyHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“Applications for grants under the heading ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--Federal Assistance'', for paragraphs (1) through (5), shall be made available to eligible applicants not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, eligible applicants shall submit applications not later than 80 days after the grant announcement, and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall act within 65 days after the receipt of an application.”
Section 303(a). For the first five grant allocations in the federal assistance account, applications must be made available to eligible applicants within 60 days of enactment, applicants have 80 days from the announcement to apply, and the Administrator must act within 65 days of receiving an application.
What the document actually says
“Applications for grants under the heading ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--Federal Assistance'', for paragraphs (1) through (5), shall be made available to eligible applicants not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, eligible applicants shall submit applications not later than 80 days after the grant announcement, and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall act within 65 days after the receipt of an application.”
That sentence, in plain words
Grant forms must go out within 60 days. Applicants then have 80 days to apply. FEMA must decide within 65 days.
What this is about
Grant money can sit for months before it moves. These are hard dates for each step. They cover the five biggest grant lines.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., Public Law 119-86, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 774 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ86/html/PLAW-119publ86.htm
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“Grant applications open in 60 days and are decided in 65,” Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/homeland-security-further-additional-continuing/proposal/sec05-sec303-grant-application-deadlines/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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