Open — deadline extended to September 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM HST.Atlas Opportunity Score 77/100
Kauaʻi KEMA FY2027 Damage Assessment, Search & Rescue & Aerial Warning Grant — Up to $10,000
Kauaʻi Emergency Management Agency FY2027 Grant-in-Aid funding of up to $10,000 for eligible private nonprofit organizations supporting damage assessment, search and rescue, and aerial public warning and notification. Applications are due September 30, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. HST.
FundingUp to $10,000.
DeadlineSeptember 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM HST; received-by deadline.
Last verifiedSeptember 24, 2026
Required next actionBefore ORIGINAL outreach, verify a specific eligible Kauaʻi private nonprofit organization or association with a credible damage-assessment, search-and-rescue, or aerial-warning role; verify business Contact and email, Email_Opt_Out is not true, no authoritative permanent hard bounce, and exact-opportunity deduplication across Deal, Atlas_Email_Queue, and authoritative send history. Do not introduce N9+ in ordinary initial outreach.
Broad Eligibility
Private not-for-profit organizations, corporations, or unincorporated associations organized to benefit the people of Kauaʻi and capable of providing qualifying damage assessment, search and rescue, or aerial public warning/notification support.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 77/100. N9+ Fit 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit 15/100 conditional. No fixed mandatory match percentage is stated in the verified packet summary; administration is capped at 20% of project budget.
The Kauaʻi Emergency Management Agency (KEMA) is accepting FY2027 Grant-in-Aid proposals for damage assessment, search and rescue, and aerial public warning and notification activities benefiting the people of Kauaʻi.
Funding and deadline
Eligible applicants may request up to $10,000. The County extended the deadline to September 30, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. HST. The stated project funding period is October 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
Eligibility and budget
The official packet describes eligible applicants as private not-for-profit organizations, corporations, or unincorporated associations organized to benefit the people of Kauaʻi. The proposed work must support qualifying emergency damage assessment, search and rescue, or aerial public warning/notification needs. The packet values other cash and in-kind support but does not establish a fixed mandatory match percentage. Administration is capped at 20% of the project budget.
Application requirements
The proposal requires applicant and Contact information, organizational qualifications and board information, project description and timetable, measurable outcomes, staffing and job impacts, other funding sources, a completed budget and budget narrative, and evidence that the signer is authorized to obligate the organization. Completed applications are submitted to KEMA by email.
Atlas analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 77/100. N9+ Fit: 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit: 15/100 conditional. This is primarily an emergency-management and public-safety opportunity; ordinary outreach must not introduce or sell N9+.
Official sources: KEMA FY2027 Grant-in-Aid page; September 14, 2026 deadline extension.
Source verificationOfficial government source · www.kauai.govAtlas last verified this record September 24, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
