National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 83.526
- Agency
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FEMA State and Local Programs and Support
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
- Grant awards
- 107 $100,735,104 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Project Grant
- Cooperative Agreement
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
Federal Emergency Management Agency State and Local Programs and Support funds operational support and equipment for urban search and rescue task forces capable of conducting collapsed structure rescue operations during disaster response, CFDA 83.526, with the most recent award dated May 3, 2004.
No new grant opportunities have been posted since 2004, and no awards have been made in over twenty years. The program disbursed 107 total awards between 2000 and 2004, concentrated in 2003 when 54 awards were issued. Activity peaked in 2001–2003 with 26, 23, and 54 awards respectively before dropping sharply to a single award in 2004. Combined federal dollars obligated across all awards totaled $100.7 million, with a non-federal cost-share contribution bringing combined obligated total to $106.6 million.
Assistance consisted predominantly of Project Grants (95 awards, 95 percent) with a smaller share of Cooperative Agreements (5 awards, 5 percent). Federal Emergency Management Agency State and Local Programs and Support was the sole funding agency across all 107 awards.
Recent awards funded task-force-level urban search and rescue capability in multiple states and weapons of mass destruction preparedness for specific task forces. Project Grant EMW2003CA0273 ($1,106,900) supported urban search and rescue to perform collapsed structure rescues during disaster response. Multiple 2003 awards of approximately $1.1 million each funded state and regional task forces—including California TF-1 through TF-8, Virginia TF-1 and TF-2, Florida TF-2, New York TF-1, and Ohio TF-1—with quarterly completion dates. Larger Cooperative Agreement EMW2003CA0105 ($9.8 million) provided funding for support to the Columbia Space Shuttle recovery effort and Hurricane Ernesto recovery, with completion in February 2008. Cooperative Agreement EMW2004CA0229 ($4.093 million) on May 3, 2004 reimbursed the G-8 Summit and Hurricane Ernesto Blue Incident response through May 2009.
This program is not actively soliciting or making awards and should not be pursued at present.
Grant awards
| Award | Recipient | Federal obligations | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-8 summit | — | $4,093,819 | |
| Urban search & rescue VA-TF 1 | — | $1,154,400 | |
| CA TF-6 2003 US & r | — | $1,100,000 | |
| NM TF-1 | — | $1,100,000 | |
| MD TF-1 | — | $1,100,000 | |
| 2003 NV TF-1 | — | $1,100,000 | |
| 2003 CA TF-7 | — | $1,122,200 | |
| CA TF-5 2003 US & r | — | $1,127,200 | |
| 2003 CA TF-4 | — | $1,100,000 | |
| 2003 UT-TF1 US & r | — | $1,100,000 |
Latest 10 of 107 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2006 | $3,476,200 |
| FY2005 | $21,307,506 |
| FY2004 | $4,945,600 |
| FY2003 | $54,357,415 |
| FY2002 | $34,115,250 |
| FY2001 | $2,731,000 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 83.526?
Assistance Listing 83.526 is National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System, a federal grant program run by FEMA State and Local Programs and Support (Federal Emergency Management Agency). It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System?
Its CFDA number is 83.526: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 83.526 awarded?
107 grant awards under 83.526 have obligated $100,735,104 in federal funds.
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