Public paper · October 9, 2026 · Grants desk · Nationwide

FEMA amends every FY2026 Homeland Security Grant award to fix a fusion center clause (Oct. 9, 2026)

FEMA said on Oct. 9, 2026, that the wording of the "Fusion Center Intelligence Support, Coordination, and Reporting Requirement" article in all Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security Grant Program awards was wrong because of an administrative error. The agency is amending that article in every award, effective immediately, and explains the change in Information Bulletin No. 589.

Notice Nearby: FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C. (FEMA file photo), for the FY2026 Homeland Security Grant Program fusion center amendment, Oct. 9, 2026Photo: Bill Koplitz/FEMA (file photo), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, told grant recipients on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, that it is changing all of its Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) awards.

Each FY2026 award includes an agreement article called "Fusion Center Intelligence Support, Coordination, and Reporting Requirement." FEMA says the language in that article was wrong because of an administrative error. The fix takes effect right away and applies to every FY2026 HSGP award. Fusion centers are state and major-city hubs where federal, state and local agencies share threat information.

What recipients should know

FEMA will record the amendment in the award file of each affected grant in its FEMA Grants Outcomes (FEMA GO) system.
The corrected requirement and FEMA’s explanation are in Information Bulletin No. 589: https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USDHSFEMA/2026/10/09/file_attachments/3812580/IB-589_2026.10.09_Fusion%20Center%20Requirement.pdf
States, territories and urban areas that receive HSGP money (the State Homeland Security Program, Urban Area Security Initiative and Operation Stonegarden) should watch their FEMA GO award files for the change.
Questions go to FEMA Grants News at FEMA-Grants-News@fema.dhs.gov or (800) 366-6498, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern.

Where to learn more

Original source: FEMA Grants News email, Oct. 9, 2026, delivered to the Notice Nearby publisher inbox, and FEMA Information Bulletin No. 589 (https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USDHSFEMA/2026/10/09/file_attachments/3812580/IB-589_2026.10.09_Fusion%20Center%20Requirement.pdf). More about the program: https://www.fema.gov/grants. Notice Nearby wrote this paper in its own words.

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Author: Ryan Standley / Record of Sale, LLC / Notice Nearby.
Source: FEMA (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), Grants News email and Information Bulletin No. 589, Oct. 9, 2026.
Hero photo: FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C. — Bill Koplitz/FEMA (file photo), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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