Opportunity Information: Apply for DHS 24 IPAWS 138 00 99

The Fiscal Year 2024 Next Generation Warning System grant is a discretionary FEMA funding opportunity (DHS 24 IPAWS 138 00 99; CFDA 97.138) focused on strengthening how emergency alerts and life-saving information reach the public during natural and man-made disasters. It is tied to FEMA's Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), which is the national platform used to authenticate and distribute official alert messages that are then carried to the public through local radio and television stations as well as cable, satellite, and wireless service providers. The core aim is to keep the public warning system secure, reliable, and effective, with a clear emphasis on improving coverage and performance in places that are often underserved by traditional broadcast providers.

A central technical theme in the program is the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), the standard that lets a single CAP-compatible message trigger multiple warning and dissemination systems at once. By supporting CAP-based upgrades and related infrastructure, the grant is meant to help stations maintain continuity of operations during emergencies and ensure that alerts can still be delivered even when local conditions are degraded. The "Next Generation Warning System" concept is broader than one device or one network; it refers to using available radio and television technologies across the full alerting ecosystem to expand and enhance emergency information dissemination, including improving how quickly alerts can be broadcast and how resilient stations are when disruptions occur.

Funding is primarily intended to replace aging broadcast infrastructure and strengthen station readiness, particularly for qualified rural, tribal, and other broadcasters that serve underserved public broadcast audiences. Projects can include modernizing equipment directly involved in alert origination, processing, and distribution, as well as investments that improve resiliency and operational continuity so a station can stay on the air and keep transmitting official warnings during power outages, disasters, or other emergencies. The opportunity also explicitly supports improving security and cybersecurity hygiene, recognizing that public alerting and broadcast operations depend on networks and systems that must be protected against intrusion, tampering, and service disruption.

The program also allows technology upgrades that expand how alerts can be delivered and consumed, including transitions to Advanced Television Systems Committee standards such as ATSC 3.0 and upgrades to digital radio. These kinds of improvements can help broadcasters reach more types of devices and platforms, support richer multimedia alert content, and make warning messages more accessible to the public. In practical terms, the grant is designed to help public broadcast networks and stations modernize in ways that make emergency communications more robust, more secure, and better able to reach populations that might otherwise have limited access to timely warnings.

Applications are submitted through FEMA's Grants Outcomes (GO) system at https://go.fema.gov/. The listing shows an original closing date of 2024-09-18, an award ceiling of $40,000,000, and an expectation of one award. Eligible applicants are listed broadly as "Others," and the opportunity references the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in connection with the program, while FEMA remains the issuing agency within the Department of Homeland Security.

  • The Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year 2024 Next Generation Warning System" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.138.
  • This funding opportunity was created on 2024-08-20.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-09-18. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
  • Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $40,000,000.00 in funding.
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: Others.
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