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DHS-25-DOD-025-00-99: Fiscal Year 2025 National Urban Search And Rescue Response System Readiness Cooperative Agreement

Closed Closed August 11, 2025 Opportunity DHS-25-DOD-025-00-99 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$1.6 million
• Award floor$1.3 million
• Total funding$40.3 million
• Expected awards28
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to state and local governments and tribes.

• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

FEMA-designated Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Sponsoring Agencies

More grants for state and local governments, tribes.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System awards averaged $1.8 million; this notice allows up to $1.6 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (100% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

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. Applicants can submit applications for this funding opportunity through FEMA Grants Outcomes (GO). Access the system at https://go.fema.gov/.

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Applying now

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