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DHS-22-DOD-025-00-01: Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 National Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) Response System

Closed Closed September 13, 2022 Opportunity DHS-22-DOD-025-00-01

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Department of Homeland Security - FEMA notices from 2022.

Department of Homeland Security - FEMA offered grants of up to $1.5 million (at least $1.2 million) to state and local governments. It expected to make about 28 awards worth $35.3 million in total. Applications closed on September 13, 2022.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed September 8, 2022. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedSeptember 8, 2022
DeadlineSeptember 13, 2022
Archived by Grants.govOctober 13, 2022

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to state and local governments.

FEMA-designated Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Sponsoring Agencies.

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System (the System) provides funding to ensure adequate management, training, exercise, procurement (vehicle and equipment) and storage and maintenance for the 28 national task forces staffed and equipped to assist State and local governments, tribes, and territories to conduct around-the-clock search-and-rescue operations following a Presidentially declared major disaster or emergency under the Stafford Act (e.g., earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, aircraft accidents, hazardous materials spills and catastrophic structure collapses). When deployed, these task forces support State and local emergency responders' efforts by leading the U.S. response to natural and man-made incidents, conducting mass search and rescue operations in the immediate aftermath of and incident, and assisting with stabilization and restoration of community lifelines immediately following an incident. This program supports DHS Goal 5: Strengthen Preparedness and Resilience, Objective 5.2: "Respond During Incidents". as provided in the DHS Strategic Plan, Fiscal Years 2020-2024. https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/19_0702_plcy_dhs-strategic-plan-fy20-24.pdf. This program also supports Goal 3 of the 2022-2026 FEMA Strategic Plan: Promote and sustain a ready FEMA and prepared nation,https://www.fema.gov/about/strategic-plan

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Who has won National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System (97.025) awarded $413 million across 224 grant awards, an average of $1.8 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
City of RiversideCalifornia9$35.8 million
Miami Valley Fire-Ems AllianceOhio8$23.2 million
City of IndianapolisIndiana8$20.5 million
City of New York - Mayors Office of Criminal JusticeNew York3$19.7 million
Texas A&m Engineering Extension ServiceTexas8$19.0 million

Top states: California ($106 million), Virginia ($32.5 million), New York ($26.9 million), Ohio ($23.2 million), Indiana ($20.5 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is DHS-22-DOD-025-00-01 still open?

No. It closed on September 13, 2022.

Who can apply for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 National Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) Response System?

Department of Homeland Security - FEMA accepted applications from state and local governments. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 National Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) Response System?

Closed September 13, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.5 million each. About $35.3 million in total across about 28 awards.

Who has won National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were City of Riverside, Miami Valley Fire-Ems Alliance, City of Indianapolis. The program made 224 awards worth $413 million in that time.

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