Fiscal Year 2026 Next Generation Warning System Grant Program
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: July 17, 2026
Archive date: September 6, 2026
Close date: August 7, 2026
Opportunity ID: 363192
Opportunity number: DHS-26-IPAWS-138-00-01
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA
Agency code: DHS-DHS
Award floor: $1,000,000
Award ceiling: $10,000,000
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity
- Disaster Prevention and Relief
Eligible Applicants
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- State governments
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:dhs_dhs
- category_of_funding_activity:disaster_prevention_and_relief
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
- eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_governments_federally_recognized
- eligible_applicants:state_governments
- funding_instrument_type:cooperative_agreement
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
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.