The Department of Homeland Security is offering the FY 2011 National Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) Response System Readiness Cooperative Agreement to support the 28 US&R Task Forces. The funding will enhance preparedness for mission response and provide qualified personnel for Emergency Support Function-9 (ESF-9) activities under NIMS and NRF. This grant aims to distribute funding for disaster response readiness among the designated Task Forces before the closing date on August 25, 2011.
General Information
| Document Type:: |
Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: |
DHS-11-DOD-025-000-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: |
FY 2011 National Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) Response System Readiness Cooperative Agreement |
| Opportunity Category:: |
Other |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: |
Appropriated – Non competitive cooperative agreement to 28 established US&R Task Forces. |
| Funding Instrument Type:: |
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| Category of Funding Activity:: |
Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation:: |
Disaster Response |
| Expected Number of Awards:: |
28 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: |
97.025 — National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: |
No |
| Version:: |
Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date:: |
Jul 26, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date:: |
Jul 27, 2011 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: |
Aug 25, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: |
Aug 25, 2011 |
| Archive Date:: |
Sep 24, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: |
$ 31,080,684 |
| Award Ceiling:: |
$31,080,684 |
| Award Floor:: |
$ |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: |
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: |
Only 28 State and local Sponsoring Agencies currently designated by FEMA as the members of the National US&R Response System are eligible to apply for this cooperative agreement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: |
Department of Homeland Security – FEMA |
| Description:: |
The Cooperative Agreement funding will assist the US&R Response System resources (i.e., 28 US&R Task Forces) to be prepared for mission response and provide qualified personnel in support of Emergency Support Function-9 (ESF-9) activities under the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Reponse Framework (NRF). These cooperative agreements wil provide a mechanism for distribution of funding to prepare the 28 designated Task Forces for US&R disaster response. |
| Link to Additional Information:: |
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| Grantor Contact Information:: |
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version |
Modification Description |
Updated Date |
| Synopsis 2 |
Fixing Announcement Link. |
Jul 27, 2011 |
| Synopsis 1 |
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Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: |
97.025 |
| Competition ID: |
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| Competition Title: |
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| Opportunity Package ID: |
PKG00066972 |
| Opening Date: |
Jul 26, 2011 |
| Closing Date: |
Aug 25, 2011 |
| Agency Contact Information:: |
Catherine Deel, US&R Prgm
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| Who Can Apply:: |
Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] |
| optional_forms |
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