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Racoon City requests FEMA C-UAS grant funding for stadium detection and drone response equipment

FEMA’s Counter-UAS grant program supports Racoon City’s proposal to improve stadium and special-event drone detection and response capabilities. - Government buyer and applicant - Buyer: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA), through a State Administrative Agency; the specific SAA is not identified. - Applicant: Racoon City, proposing Operation Peregrine. - The broader grant program makes $250 million available to states and territories; this application requests $5,608,951, and the SME recommends partial funding at that amount. - OEMs and vendors - No equipment manufacturer or commercial vendor is identified by name. The manufacturer of the X2000 Pro interceptor is not specified. - Racoon City is identified as the applicant, not as an equipment OEM or vendor. - Requested equipment and services - Detection: 4 passive radar systems for 360-degree stadium coverage; 2 portable PTZ cameras with AI connectors and mounts for integration with the existing system and central processing hub. - Mitigation: 1 Drone Immobilization X2000 Pro interceptor to seek, track, and immobilize drones. - Transport and equipment security: 2 agency transport SUVs (reduced from 20 in the SME recommendation); 5 four-packs of ratchet straps; 1 item of assorted nuts, bolts, U-rings, and adhesive tape; 15 locking hard cases; and 15 padlocks. - Personnel, training, and travel: 1 supervisor service line for 640 hours; 2 technical-operator positions requested for 288 hours, with the SME noting 1 operator is needed; 2 FBI Schoolhouse training instances; 2 airfare items; 5 taxi trips; and 16 meals-and-incidentals units for two officers attending eight days of training. - Other services: radar, camera, and AI integration software licensing; deployment installation; 140 grant-manager hours; 140 hours of grant-manager fringe; and 1 grant-management supplies item. - Notable requirements and considerations - The project is intended to strengthen stadium coverage and support major special events, including National Special Security Events and Olympic-related security operations. - Certain detection activities and all mitigation activities are subject to applicable law-enforcement or corrections accreditation, training, certification, and technology requirements. - The application indicates affirmative policy, coordination, compliance, and mutual-aid commitments, but states that data sharing is currently unavailable. - Equipment should integrate with the current system and central processing hub. Applicable privacy, operational coordination, FCC/FAA compliance, and federal data-sharing requirements remain relevant. - The application narrative describes a project spanning approximately three years, but does not provide definitive project start or end dates.

Description

The grant program provides funding to eligible governments and their subrecipients to purchase unmanned aircraft system detection, identifying, monitoring, tracking, and mitigation technologies. These technologies are intended to help public safety officials protect the public and critical infrastructure from nefarious or unlawful UAS use, subject to applicable legal and accreditation requirements. The FY 2027 funding is described as $250 million distributed among 56 states and territories, with priorities including nationwide detection and response capacity and support for the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and the Olympic torch relay. The source states that the award minimum is $822,338 and the award maximum is $18,665,396.

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