# Fiscal Year 2026 National Urban Search and Rescue Response System

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/dhs-26-dod-025-00-99-fiscal-year-2026-national-urban-search-and-rescue/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363627

> Department of Homeland Security - FEMA offered grants of up to $2.4 million (at least $1.9 million) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 28 awards worth $55.6 million in total. Applications closed on August 31, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DHS-26-DOD-025-00-99 |
| Agency | Department of Homeland Security - FEMA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 31, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $2.4 million |
| Award floor | $1.9 million |
| Expected awards | 28 |
| Total funding | $55.6 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 97.025 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Must be one of the 28 FEMA-designated Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Sponsoring Agencies

## What the grant funds

The National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System (the System) receives federal funding to ensure adequate day-to-day administration, program and grant management, training, exercise, procurement (vehicle and equipment) and storage and maintenance for the 28 national task forces. The funding ensures the 28 task forces can maintain their readiness independent of Sponsoring Agency funding. When deployed, these task forces provide federal support to state, local and tribal territories in response to natural and man-made incidents, conducting mass search and rescue operations in the immediate aftermath of an incident, and assisting with stabilization and restoration of community lifelines immediately following an incident.

## Questions people ask

### Is DHS-26-DOD-025-00-99 still open?

No. It closed on August 31, 2026.

### Who can apply for Fiscal Year 2026 National Urban Search and Rescue Response System?

Department of Homeland Security - FEMA accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Fiscal Year 2026 National Urban Search and Rescue Response System?

Closed August 31, 2026. 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 $2.4 million each. About $55.6 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.