Closed · DHS-26-IPAWS-138-00-01 · CFDA 97.138 · Discretionary

Fiscal Year 2026 Next Generation Warning System Grant Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Homeland Security - FEMA, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1M-$10M
Award range
Closed
Status
August 7, 2026
Close date
10
Expected awards

The verdict

Fiscal Year 2026 Next Generation Warning System Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Homeland Security - FEMA that offered $1,000,000 -- $10,000,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,093 other opportunities from Department of Homeland Security - FEMA.

$1M-$10M
award range
Closed
application status
10
expected awards
97.138
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on August 7, 2026. CFDA 97.138 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $1,000,000 -- $10,000,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed August 7, 2026

Posted Jul 17 Closes Aug 7

Est. Total Funding

$48,000,000

Expected Awards

10

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

This grant will fund projects to identify capability gaps and implement solutions for alert and warning to deliver timely public warning and emergency information and to protect critical infrastructure. There are rapid changes in technology, cybersecurity threats, and public preferences for consuming content, recipients will work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to explore currently available, flexible, innovative, and forward-looking capabilities to craft and disseminate emergency alerts and warnings across existing and new distribution pathways, including streaming services, sirens, giant-voice systems, satellites, internet-connected devices, and other solutions.

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for Fiscal Year 2026 Next Generation Warning Syst… (State governments; Federally recognized tribal governments). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Disaster Prevention and Relief (DPR). Only 6 other Department of Homeland Security - FEMA listings share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 1,094).

Code 00
State governments
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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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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What to do next

Fiscal Year 2026 Next Generation Warning Syst… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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