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Fiscal Year 2026 National Urban Search and Rescue Response System

Opportunity number: DHS-26-DOD-025-00-99

Program owner: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA

Application timeline

  • Application deadline: August 31, 2026 12:00 am EDT

Key details

  • Funding amount: $55,593,824 in estimated total program funding; individual awards are estimated between $1,898,333 and $2,389,333.
  • Match required: No
  • Deadline: August 31, 2026

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Summary: FEMA cooperative agreements supporting administration, grant management, training, exercises, vehicle and equipment procurement, storage, maintenance, and readiness for the 28 FEMA-designated National Urban Search and Rescue task forces.

The National Urban Search and Rescue Response System provides federal funding for the day-to-day administration, program and grant management, training, exercises, vehicle and equipment procurement, storage, and maintenance of 28 national task forces. Eligible applicants are limited to the 28 FEMA-designated Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Sponsoring Agencies. When deployed, the task forces support state, local, and tribal territories following natural and man-made incidents.

Who is eligible?

Applicant types: Others, subject to the additional eligibility restriction.

Only the 28 FEMA-designated Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Sponsoring Agencies are eligible.

What can the funding be used for?

Day-to-day administration, program and grant management, training, exercises, procurement of vehicles and equipment, storage, and maintenance for the 28 national task forces.

Program contact

Mariano Almonte
[email protected]
202-322-6443

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