Fiscal Year 2024 Next Generation Warning System
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DHS-24-IPAWS-138-00-99
- Agency
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Homeland Security
- Applications due
- Award size
- $40,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Other
- Eligible applicants
- Not on record
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking applications for the Fiscal Year 2024 Next Generation Warning System Grant Program. This grant supports projects that aid in creating and maintaining a resilient public alert and warning system, particularly in areas traditionally underserved by broadcast providers. The program objectives are to enhance the capacity, resilience, continuity, and cybersecurity of local broadcast stations to receive, broadcast, and redistribute emergency alert messages using the Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS). Eligible applicants include public broadcast entities, and the grant will fund the replacement of aging equipment, implementation of new broadcast technologies, resilience-related equipment, and training. The application period is open from August 20 to September 18, 2024, and the anticipated award date is September 29, 2024.
This grant opportunity provides $40 million in funding to support the modernization and enhancement of public alert and warning systems using advanced digital broadcasting technologies, such as the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) standard and the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) 3.0 broadcast standard. The grant aims to improve the delivery of timely and effective emergency alerts, particularly in traditionally underserved areas.
Synopsis
Having in place a secure and effective system for warning and informing the public of impending natural and man-made disasters is an essential part of America's emergency preparedness. FEMA's Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS) is the national system for local alerting that provides authenticated emergency and life-saving information to the public. Local radio and TV stations, along with cable, direct broadcast satellite, and wireless service providers disseminate the public safety messages they receive from IPAWS. This grant supports projects that aid in creating and maintaining a resilient public alert and warning system that provides timely and effective warnings, especially including areas that are traditionally underserved by broadcast providers. This public alert and warning system is built on the Common Alerting Protocol standard (CAP) that permits a single CAP compatible message to activate multiple compliant warning systems and a station's' ability to maintain continuity of operations during emergencies.
The Next Generation Warning System includes all available radio and television technology in the alert and warning ecosystem to expand and enhance emergency information dissemination to the public. The grant is intended to replace aging infrastructure to enhance alerting capabilities, improve resiliency, operational continuity, and security through new technology for qualified rural, tribal, and other stations who support underserved public broadcast audiences. Broadcasters may use funding to replace aging equipment and improve cybersecurity hygiene. This program supports investments that improve resiliency, continuity of broadcast operations, and security of public broadcasting networks and systems. In addition, broadcasters may upgrade to the Advanced Television Systems Committee broadcast standard (ATSC 3.0) or digital radio, allowing broadcasts to reach a greater number of different types of communication devices, incorporating multimedia in alert and warning messaging, and making alerts more accessible.
Applicants can submit applications for this funding opportunity through FEMA Grants Outcomes (GO). Access the system at https://go.fema.gov/.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FY24 NGWSGP NOFO.pdf |
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