Assistance Listing 97.138
Next Generation Warning System Grant Program
HOMELAND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF · Federal Emergency Management Agency
Assistance Listing 97.138, “Next Generation Warning System Grant Program,” is a federal program administered by HOMELAND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides cooperative agreement and grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $39.9M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
- Likely formula or pass-through fundingThis program obligates substantial funding but has no competitive notices in our Grants.gov records. Funds like these are often distributed by formula or through state agencies — contact your state's administering agency about sub-awards. calculated by GrantsJunction
- Funding down 69% (FY24→FY25)Actual obligations reported in the SAM.gov listing changed -69% from FY2024 to FY2025. Historical data, not a prediction. calculated by GrantsJunction
Program objective
Goal: The goal of this grant is to enhance alert and warning capabilities and improve resiliency of emergency alert and warning systems through effective services, solutions, and technology to improve the timely delivery of public safety information. The grant will explore and embrace currently available and emerging technology with audio and visual capabilities across all platforms to enable interactive and actionable emergency communications to the public. Objectives: In coordination with the FEMA Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) Division, the grant recipients will pursue the following objectives: 1) integrate effective, reliable, available, and timely alert and warning capabilities to enhance public emergency communications; 2) test and deploy proven common-sense tools, pathways, and technologies that support advanced visual and audio alerts; and 3) coordinate and execute whole-community public warning field training, testing, exercise, and evaluation in collaboration with IPAWS, federal, state, local, tribal, and private sector partners, including broadcasters and wireless carriers, to support the development of alert and warning governance, policies, plans, and procedures while improving cross jurisdictional coordination before, during, and after incidents.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 97.138
No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.
Eligible applicants (program level)
- Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
- U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
- U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
The public may be third-party beneficiaries of the program if subapplicants purchase and distribute consumer devices that can receive emergency alerts (e.g., radios and other devices). The subrecipient assesses the needs of their communities and submits an application stating how the devices would benefit their communities. This NOFO and any subsequent federal awards create no rights or causes of action for any beneficiary.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Smallest $40m Largest $56m Average $48m Note: These values reflect the grant awards to the single recipient, CPB, which received the entire award in FY22 and is expected to receive the entire award in FY23.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 97.138. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Who gets funded
Historical data · not a predictionGrant obligations by fiscal year
Source: USAspending.gov (grants and cooperative agreements, award types 02–05), refreshed weekly; last checked Oct 10, 2026. Names and amounts are as reported by agencies and prime recipients. Past recipients show where money went — not who is eligible or how likely an application is to succeed.
Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 97.138?
97.138 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Next Generation Warning System Grant Program.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 97.138?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government, U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia) and U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states). Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 97.138 provide?
The agency reported $39,936,184 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.