Fiscal Year 2021 Technical Rescue & Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Team Grant Program seeks applications for up to $225,000 from federal State Homeland Security Program funding made available by the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES). The focus of this grant opportunity is to develop and support Technical Rescue & USAR team capabilities.

Grants will be awarded to counties on behalf of local emergency response teams that provide Technical Rescue & USAR services countywide or regionally. The four primary objectives of this grant are to: 1) Advance Technical Rescue & USAR capabilities statewide; 2) Develop Regional Response Partnerships to enhance multi-county response capabilities; 3) Encourage the development and maintenance of county-level Technical Rescue/USAR plans; and 4) Assess and standardize Technical Rescue and USAR Resources through participation in the DHSES Office of Fire Prevention and Control’s Technical Rescue/USAR Accreditation program.

All New York State counties are eligible to apply for up to $75,000 if applying as a single county or up to $225,000 ($75,000 per county to a maximum of $225,000) if three or more counties apply jointly to develop a regional response partnership.

Applications will be accepted until November 1, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. through the DHSES electronic grants management system (E-Grants).

For the Request for Applications (RFA) please visit the DHSES website at https://www.dhses.ny.gov/targeted-grants or contact DHSES’s Grants Hotline at (866) 837-9133.