Opportunity Information: Apply for DHS 23 IPAWS 138 00 01
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Next Generation Warning System Grant Program (NGWSGP) is a FEMA discretionary grant designed to strengthen how emergency alerts and warnings reach the public during natural and man-made disasters. The program is closely tied to FEMA's Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), which serves as the national backbone for distributing authenticated, life-saving messages. While IPAWS originates and validates alerts, it relies heavily on broadcasters and other distribution partners (radio, TV, cable, satellite, and wireless providers) to actually deliver those messages to the public. The central idea behind this grant is that communications technology is evolving quickly, and public broadcasting entities need resources to adopt modern digital tools and standards so alerts can be delivered faster, more reliably, and in more accessible formats.
A major focus of the opportunity is accelerating adoption of modern alerting and broadcast standards that improve interoperability and reach. The program prioritizes projects that implement the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), a widely used standard that allows a single, CAP-compatible alert to trigger multiple compliant warning systems at once. For television broadcasters, the program also highlights upgrades to the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) 3.0 standard, a next-generation broadcast technology that can expand the number and types of devices that can receive broadcast content and can support richer, multimedia-style alert messaging. In practical terms, this can mean alerts that are more detailed, potentially include multimedia elements, and are better suited for delivery across varied consumer devices.
Beyond technology modernization, the NGWSGP is also aimed at improving the resilience and security of public broadcasting networks and systems so they remain reliable during crises. FEMA emphasizes investments that make broadcast infrastructure more robust, better protected, and less likely to fail when it is needed most. The program also strongly aligns with equity and accessibility goals, encouraging projects that improve the ability to deliver equivalent alerting information to people with disabilities, individuals with access and functional needs, and individuals with limited English proficiency. In addition, the grant supports improvements that enable geographically targeted alerting and strengthen warning delivery in remote and rural areas, where public stations may be a primary or especially trusted source of critical emergency information.
The opportunity recognizes that transitioning to newer technology can be expensive and operationally challenging, especially for smaller stations and those serving rural or under-resourced regions. Upgrades can require not only equipment purchases, but also training, implementation support, and related technical components. The grant is meant to reduce those burdens so that these stations can keep pace with national alerting requirements and technology shifts, rather than falling behind due to cost constraints.
Structurally, FEMA intends to make one award under this funding opportunity, with an award ceiling of $56,000,000 and an expected number of awards listed as 1. Rather than funding many stations directly from FEMA, the single awardee will function as a pass-through entity that runs a competitive sub-grant process. That awardee will solicit, review, and select sub-grant applications from eligible sub-grantees and oversee how funds are used to meet FEMA's requirements and priorities. Applicants for the main award must therefore propose a clear plan for how they will administer the competition, manage sub-awards, and ensure compliance and performance. FEMA will review and approve that approach as part of the grant award, and ongoing reporting to FEMA will be used to track both how well the sub-grant process is functioning and whether sub-grantees are using funds effectively.
Key administrative details from the notice include: the funding opportunity number is DHS 23 IPAWS 138 00 01; the CFDA number is 97.138; the issuing agency is the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA; and eligible applicants for the single prime award are nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). The opportunity was created on Aug 18, 2023, and the original closing date was Sep 12, 2023.Apply for DHS 23 IPAWS 138 00 01
- The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Next Generation Warning System Grant Program" 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 Aug 18, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 12, 2023. (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 $56,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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FY 2023 Next Generation Warning System Grant Program (NGWSGP) - FAQs
1. What is the FY 2023 Next Generation Warning System Grant Program (NGWSGP)?
The FY 2023 Next Generation Warning System Grant Program (NGWSGP) is a FEMA discretionary grant program designed to strengthen how emergency alerts and warnings reach the public during natural and man-made disasters. It focuses on helping public broadcasting and warning distribution capabilities keep up with rapidly evolving communications technology so alerts can be delivered faster, more reliably, and in more accessible formats.
2. Which federal agency is offering this grant opportunity?
The issuing agency is the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
3. How is NGWSGP connected to IPAWS?
NGWSGP is closely tied to FEMA's Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), which serves as the national backbone for distributing authenticated, life-saving messages. IPAWS originates and validates alerts, but broadcasters and other distribution partners (radio, TV, cable, satellite, and wireless providers) are essential for delivering those messages to the public. NGWSGP supports upgrades that help those distribution pathways deliver IPAWS-originated alerts more effectively.
4. What problem is NGWSGP trying to solve?
The program addresses the reality that communications technology is evolving quickly and many public broadcasting entities need resources to adopt modern digital tools and standards. Without modernization, systems can become less interoperable, less resilient, and less effective at reaching the public during emergencies, especially across newer devices and platforms.
5. What kinds of projects does the program prioritize?
The opportunity prioritizes projects that accelerate adoption of modern alerting and broadcast standards, improve interoperability and reach, strengthen resilience and security of public broadcasting networks, and improve equity and accessibility in emergency alert delivery. It also supports improvements for geographically targeted alerting and strengthening warning delivery in remote and rural areas.
6. What is CAP, and why is it emphasized?
CAP stands for Common Alerting Protocol. It is a widely used standard that allows a single, CAP-compatible alert to trigger multiple compliant warning systems at once. NGWSGP prioritizes projects that implement CAP because it improves interoperability and helps ensure alerts can be distributed across multiple systems from a single authenticated message.
7. What is ATSC 3.0, and how does it relate to this grant?
ATSC 3.0 (Advanced Television Systems Committee 3.0) is a next-generation television broadcast standard highlighted in this opportunity for television broadcasters. Upgrading to ATSC 3.0 can expand the number and types of devices that can receive broadcast content and can support richer, multimedia-style alert messaging. In practical terms, this can mean more detailed alerts that may include multimedia elements and that work better across varied consumer devices.
8. Does this program focus only on technology upgrades?
No. While technology modernization (such as CAP and ATSC 3.0 adoption) is a major focus, NGWSGP also aims to improve the resilience and security of public broadcasting networks and systems so they remain reliable during crises. FEMA emphasizes investments that make infrastructure more robust, better protected, and less likely to fail when it is needed most.
9. How does NGWSGP address accessibility and equity?
The program strongly aligns with equity and accessibility goals by encouraging projects that improve delivery of equivalent alerting information to people with disabilities, individuals with access and functional needs, and individuals with limited English proficiency. The intent is to make alerts more usable and more consistently accessible across different audiences and needs.
10. Does the grant support rural or remote areas?
Yes. The opportunity supports improvements that strengthen warning delivery in remote and rural areas, where public stations may be a primary or especially trusted source of critical emergency information. It also supports improvements that enable geographically targeted alerting.
11. Why does FEMA note that technology transitions can be difficult for smaller stations?
FEMA recognizes that transitioning to newer technology can be expensive and operationally challenging, especially for smaller stations and those serving rural or under-resourced regions. Upgrades can require equipment purchases, training, implementation support, and other technical components. The grant is intended to reduce those burdens so stations can keep pace with national alerting requirements and technology shifts.
12. How many awards does FEMA plan to make under this opportunity?
FEMA intends to make one award under this funding opportunity. The expected number of awards is listed as 1.
13. What is the maximum funding amount for the single award?
The award ceiling is $56,000,000.
14. If there is only one award, how do other organizations benefit?
Rather than funding many stations directly from FEMA, the single awardee will function as a pass-through entity. That prime awardee will run a competitive sub-grant process, soliciting, reviewing, and selecting sub-grant applications from eligible sub-grantees and overseeing how funds are used to meet FEMA requirements and priorities.
15. What is a "pass-through entity" in the context of this grant?
In this opportunity, the pass-through entity is the single prime award recipient responsible for administering the program funds through sub-awards. This includes designing and running the competitive sub-grant process, making sub-awards, managing performance and compliance, and providing reporting to FEMA.
16. What does FEMA expect from applicants for the main (prime) award?
Applicants for the single prime award must propose a clear plan describing how they will administer the competition, manage sub-awards, and ensure compliance and performance. FEMA will review and approve the approach as part of the grant award, and ongoing reporting to FEMA will be used to track both the effectiveness of the sub-grant process and sub-grantee use of funds.
17. Who is eligible to apply for the single prime award?
Eligible applicants for the single prime award are nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education.
18. Are institutions of higher education eligible for the prime award?
No. The eligibility statement specifies 501(c)(3) nonprofits excluding institutions of higher education.
19. What is the funding opportunity number for this grant?
The funding opportunity number is DHS 23 IPAWS 138 00 01.
20. What is the CFDA number for this program?
The CFDA number is 97.138.
21. When was this funding opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on Aug 18, 2023.
22. What was the original closing date?
The original closing date was Sep 12, 2023.
23. Does the notice describe what sub-grantees must be?
The notice explains that the prime awardee will solicit sub-grant applications from eligible sub-grantees, but the provided information does not specify the sub-grantee eligibility criteria. It only specifies eligibility for the prime award.
24. Does the notice describe specific allowable costs (equipment, training, etc.)?
The notice indicates that upgrades can involve equipment purchases, training, implementation support, and related technical components, and that the grant is meant to reduce those burdens. The provided information does not list a detailed or exhaustive allowable-cost category table.
25. How will FEMA oversee performance and compliance?
FEMA will review and approve the prime awardee's approach to administering the sub-grant competition and managing sub-awards. Ongoing reporting to FEMA will be used to track how well the sub-grant process is functioning and whether sub-grantees are using funds effectively.
26. What types of alert delivery improvements are emphasized?
The opportunity emphasizes improvements that help deliver alerts faster and more reliably, improve interoperability through standards like CAP, support richer alert formats (including potential multimedia elements via ATSC 3.0), improve resilience and security of broadcast networks, expand accessibility for people with disabilities and individuals with access and functional needs, support limited English proficiency audiences, enable geographically targeted alerting, and strengthen delivery in remote and rural areas.
27. What is the overall goal of modernizing alerting and broadcast standards?
The central goal is to ensure the public receives authenticated, life-saving emergency messages effectively as communications technology changes. By adopting modern standards and strengthening infrastructure, the system can better reach more devices and audiences, remain operational during crises, and support accessible and equitable delivery of critical information.
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