Authority & Funding
Counter-UAS authority depends on who you are and what you intend to operate. Funding follows the same lines. This page sets out the framework we scope every requirement against.
What Changed for State and Local Agencies
Inexpensive commercial drones surveil corrections yards and drop contraband over the wall. They loiter over stadiums and parades, probe substations, ports, and pipelines, and cross flight lines. In December 2025 Congress extended counter-UAS authority to state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies under a federal framework, and federal grant funding followed. A single sensor is still a gap, not a program. The work is matching the capability to the authority the agency identifies.
Which Side of the Line Your Requirement Sits On
Covered Federal Facilities
Department of War facilities operate under 10 U.S.C. § 130i. DHS and DOJ components operate under 6 U.S.C. § 124n. Mitigation is available to authorized federal customers within that authority.
State, Local, Tribal, Territorial
The SAFER SKIES Act amended 6 U.S.C. § 124n to extend detection and mitigation authority to SLTT law enforcement under a federal framework of authorized systems, training, and certification.
Detection-Only Programs
Counter-UAS detection technologies may be available to federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial organizations subject to applicable law, technology-specific considerations, and each agency's authority. Heightened Senses supports customers in evaluating mission requirements, technology options, and applicable implementation considerations.
SAFER SKIES Act & FEMA Counter-UAS Funding
Two things changed the state and local counter-UAS landscape. In December 2025, Congress enacted the SAFER SKIES Act as part of the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (Pub. L. 119-60, Division H, Title LXXXVI), amending 6 U.S.C. § 124n to extend counter-UAS detection and mitigation authority to state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement under a federal framework of authorized systems, training, and certification. FEMA now funds state, local, tribal, and territorial counter-UAS capability through the FY2027 Counter-UAS Grant Program, administered through each State Administrative Agency.
- Quotes for an agency's existing requirement, with country of origin and configuration documentation for the grant file
- Delivery, installation, and integration of detection systems the agency is authorized to operate
- Operator training and sustainment priced into the acquisition, not discovered after fielding
Advisory and Supply Are Kept Separate
The FY2027 FEMA Counter-UAS Grant Program notice of funding opportunity bars contractors that help develop a grant application, project plan, or budget from competing for the resulting procurement. Separately, federal procurement standards at 2 CFR 200.319(b) address contractors that develop or draft specifications, requirements, statements of work, or invitations for bids. As a matter of company policy, we do not write grant applications or specifications for procurements we intend to bid on.
If your agency has an approved requirement and funding, we quote, deliver, train, and sustain against it.
Discuss Your Requirement
Send the requirement, the site, the authority you operate under, and the timeframe. We acknowledge inquiries within one business day and confirm next steps after reviewing the requirement. If we are not the right fit, we will tell you.