Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 National Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) Response System Readiness Cooperation Agreement

The summary for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 National Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) Response System Readiness Cooperation Agreement grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Department of Homeland Security FEMA, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 National Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) Response System Readiness Cooperation Agreement: The National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System (the System) provides funding for 28 national task forces staffed and equipped to conduct around-the-clock search-and-rescue operations following 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 to locate survivors and manage recovery operations. This program supports Mission 5, Goal 5.1: "Enhance National Readiness", as provided in the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review.
To provide for the sustainment and readiness of the System and their local jurisdictions, through the funding of: administration and management, training, equipment and storage and maintenance.
Federal Grant Title: Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 National Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) Response System Readiness Cooperation Agreement
Federal Agency Name: Department of Homeland Security FEMA
Grant Categories: Other
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: DHS-16-DOD-025-00-01
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 321583
CFDA Descriptions: National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System
Current Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2016
Original Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2016
Posted Date: Apr 26, 2016
Creation Date: Apr 25, 2016
Archive Date: Jul 1, 2016
Total Program Funding: $34,117,296
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $1,361,582
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $1,158,582
Expected Number of Awards: 28
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Category Explanation
Disaster Readiness/Response
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
State governments
County governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
City or township governments
Additional Information on Eligibility
One of the 28 Sponsoring Agencies of the National US&R Response System Task Forces
Grant Announcement Contact
User, System [email protected]
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Department of Homeland Security - FEMA 202-786-9539