Closed · DHS-25-DOD-025-00-99 · CFDA 97.025 · Discretionary
Fiscal Year 2025 National Urban Search And Rescue Response System Readiness Cooperative Agreement
Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Homeland Security - FEMA, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1.3M-$1.6M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 11, 2025
- Close date
- 28
- Expected awards
The verdict
Fiscal Year 2025 National Urban Search And Rescue Response System Readiness Cooperative Agreement is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Homeland Security - FEMA that offered $1,300,000 -- $1,600,000 across 28 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $1.3M-$1.6M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 28
- expected awards
- 97.025
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Fiscal Year 2025 National Urban Search And Rescue Response System Readiness Cooperative Agreement - is cataloged under number DHS-25-DOD-025-00-99 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 97.025, posted by Department of Homeland Security - FEMA. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on July 28, 2025. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $1,300,000 -- $1,600,000. The agency has projected $40.3 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 28 awards. If the agency funds the expected 28 awards from the $40.3 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $1.4 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on August 11, 2025. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$1,300,000 -- $1,600,000
Close Date
August 11, 2025
Posted
July 28, 2025
Est. Total Funding
$40,274,708
Expected Awards
28
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
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/.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 02, 07, 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
FEMA GO Help Desk Phone: 1-877-585-3242 E-mail: femago@fema.dhs.gov
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