Alliance for System Safety of Unmanned Aircraft Systems through Research Excellence (ASSURE)
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: July 1, 2026
Archive date: August 30, 2026
Close date: July 31, 2026
Opportunity ID: 363018
Opportunity number: DHS-26-NPD-146-00-99
Opportunity category: Other
Agency name: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA
Agency code: DHS-DHS
Award floor: $1,900,000
Award ceiling: $1,900,000
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Grant
Category of Funding Activity
- Education
Eligible Applicants
- Others
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:dhs_dhs
- category_of_funding_activity:education
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
- eligible_applicants:others
- funding_instrument_type:grant
- opportunity_category:other
- status:forecasted
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) offer new technologies to support key mission requirements including preliminary damage assessments, debris measurements and calculations, visual evidence, confirmation analysis, establishing flood levels and damages to structures, search and rescue operations, and logistics and package delivery. As jurisdictions develop UAS programs and integrate this technology in emergency management operations, training is critical. FEMA supports the development and delivery of curriculum that leads to the competencies required for the emergency management and first responder communities to effectively use UAS before, during, and after disasters. Students, after completing UAS training, will be better prepared to effectively use UAS resources to achieve outcomes.