Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) Grant Program
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.
Funder: Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Due Dates: November 30, 2026 (Application submission)
Funding Amounts: $500 million nationally: $250 million in FY 2026 and $250 million in FY 2027
Summary: Supports public-safety purchases of drone detection, identification, monitoring, tracking, and mitigation technologies to protect people and critical infrastructure.
Key Information: Purchasing equipment does not confer operating authority: all mitigation and certain detection systems require an accredited law-enforcement or correctional operating agency.
Description
The Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) Grant Program is a federal DHS/FEMA program offered through the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. Established under the Working Families Tax Cut Act of 2025, it supports government purchases of technologies to detect, identify, monitor, track, and mitigate unlawful or nefarious drone activity threatening people, communities, institutions, critical infrastructure, and sensitive government operations.
The program prioritizes first-response and law-enforcement capabilities protecting soft targets and crowded places, including public venues and events. National priorities include building detection and response capacity and supporting security for the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, the Olympic torch relay, and interagency coordination before the opening ceremonies. Equipment operations are subject to specific federal counter-UAS authorities.
