This grant provides up to $9 million for government entities to adopt and enhance drone technology for safer, more efficient inspection and maintenance of critical infrastructure, with funding covering up to 75% of project costs.
The National Institute of Justice funds researcher–law enforcement partnerships to evaluate drones as first responders for violent crime, immigration enforcement, and other policing activities.
Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Grant Program supports public safety agencies with technology, planning, training, and exercises to detect and address unlawful drone threats and protect people and infrastructure.
Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems Grant Program supports public safety agencies with equipment, planning, and training to detect, track, and, where authorized, mitigate unlawful drone threats.
FEMA will distribute $250 million in FY 2027 to 56 states and territories for counter-drone technologies, building national response capacity and supporting security for the 2028 Olympics, Paralympics, and torch relay.
Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) Grant Program supports government agencies’ purchases of drone detection and mitigation technologies to protect people, public venues, and critical infrastructure.