Fiscal Year 2025 National Urban Search And Rescue Response System Readiness Cooperative Agreement
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DHS-25-DOD-025-00-99
- Agency
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Homeland Security
- Applications due
- Award size
- $1,300,000 to $1,600,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Other
- Eligible applicants
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- County Governments
- State Governments
- City/Township Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Points of contact
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- FEMA GO Help Desk femago@fema.dhs.gov (877) 585-3242
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking applications for the Fiscal Year 2025 National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System Readiness Cooperative Agreement. This opportunity aims to fund 28 national task forces that can conduct emergency search and rescue operations during presidentially declared major disasters or emergencies. Eligible applicants include county, state, city/township, and federally recognized tribal governments. The cooperative agreement will support comprehensive readiness through funding for administration, management, training, equipment procurement, storage, and maintenance of urban search and rescue capabilities. Applicants must submit their proposals through the FEMA Grants Outcomes (GO) system by August 11, 2025, with a focus on maintaining operational preparedness for complex emergency response scenarios such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and hazardous material incidents.
The total funding availability for this opportunity is $40,274,708, with each task force expected to receive between $1.3 million and $1.6 million. The cooperative agreement has a 36-month period of performance, running from September 1, 2025, to August 31, 2028. Task forces are required to maintain a roster of up to 210 personnel, ensure complete communications capabilities, conduct annual self-evaluations, and submit semi-annual performance reports. The funding will support day-to-day operations, program management, training exercises, equipment acquisition, and maintenance of search and rescue infrastructure across 19 states, with the ultimate goal of enhancing national emergency response capabilities.
Synopsis
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/.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| App-CthruH CAFY2025 Final.pdf | ||
| FY25 USR NOFO Appendix A SOW-FINAL.pdf | ||
| App B - FF 089-0-10 BdgtNrrtve USR.xlsm | XLSM spreadsheet | |
| FY2025-USR-NOFO-Final.pdf |
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