The Next $250M in FEMA Counter-Drone Funding Is Coming. Will You Be Ready?
FEMA's first $250M in Counter-UAS grants was awarded in just 25 days — the fastest non-disaster cycle in the agency's history. Phase 2 opens to every state and territory. Join AirSight and Juvare to learn how to pair airspace detection with emergency coordination and build a complete FY 2027 application before the NOFO drops.
Phase 1 proved one thing: speed wins.
On December 30, 2025, FEMA awarded the first $250 million of its Counter-UAS Grant Program to the 11 World Cup host states and the National Capital Region — just 25 days after applications closed.
Phase 2 shifts the remaining funding from a handful of event-host states to the entire country, with the NOFO expected as early as October 2026 on the same compressed timeline. The jurisdictions that scope their needs now will have a complete application ready while everyone else is still reading the requirements.
This webinar is the head start. AirSight and Juvare walk through exactly what a competitive Phase 2 application looks like — and why detection alone won't win it.
"A strong Phase 2 application tells an operational story — detection, response, and coordination working together — not just a hardware request."
Five takeaways you can act on before the NOFO drops
A working session, not a sales pitch — built for teams that want to be application-ready the moment Phase 2 opens.
What Phase 1 revealed
How FEMA evaluated and awarded the first $250M — and the signals that tell you how Phase 2 will be scored.
Why integrated beats single-sensor
Phase 2 is expected to favor multi-capability solutions and integration plans over equipment wish lists.
How to engage your SAA
Your State Administrative Agency is the only entity that applies directly to FEMA — and passes through at least 97% of funding.
The aerial risk assessment FEMA expects
Why threat assessments tied to specific facilities — not generic requests — form the foundation of a defensible application.
Detection + coordination as one story
How AirGuard detection and Juvare's WebEOC coordination combine into the operational narrative FEMA is asking for.
Live Q&A
Bring your jurisdiction's questions. We'll spend the final stretch answering them directly.
Detection meets coordination
No single vendor owns the whole operational story. That's the point — and why this application wins.
Detect & identify the threat
A hardware-agnostic platform that unifies the airspace picture into one view.
- RF, radar, Remote ID & optical layers
- Single, deduplicated airspace picture
- Open architecture, no vendor lock-in
Coordinate the response
The incident-coordination backbone states and agencies already rely on.
- Real-time situational awareness
- Cross-agency task & resource management
- Trusted across all 50 states
Bundled into a single integrated package, the application narrative aligns precisely with what FEMA has said it wants in Phase 2: standing, nationwide detection and response capacity — not a one-time hardware purchase.
Meet the speakers
Built for the people who own the application
If you protect facilities or public events — or you shape grant strategy — this session is for you.
Save your seat for July 22
Join us live at 10:00 AM PDT. The preparation window is open now — and it won't stay open long. Register free, and bring your jurisdiction's questions to the live Q&A.
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