Fiscal Year 2026 Next Generation Warning System Grant Program
- Posted
- July 17, 2026
- Closed
- August 7, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $10,000,000
- Award floor
- $1,000,000
- Program funding
- $48,000,000
- Expected awards
- 10
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Assistance listing
- 97.138
- Category
- Disaster Prevention and Relief
- Archives
- September 6, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 97.138 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $40M
- FY2025 obligated
- $39.9M
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- −$125.2M
- Awards in window
- 16
A negative year is a net de-obligation: downward adjustments to earlier awards exceeded new obligations in that year.
Top recipients: Cherokee Nation, North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, Guam Office of Homeland Secur Ity/ Office of Civil Defense, Law & Public Safety, New Jersey Department of
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
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.
Who can apply
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- State governments
The official record
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