Leander to apply for $100K emergency drone program grant

Leander could receive three state-funded drones and training for 10 personnel after City Council approved an application submittal for a grant from Texas’s State Homeland Security Program.

Leander’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is hoping to receive $100,000 from the 2025 state program to bring the drones and needed training to the city, according to agenda documents.

The two-minute impact

The drones would allow the homeland security and emergency management office to quickly assess situations and gather on-the-ground information for efficient coordination, according to the documents.

The drones would also support emergency operations in situations including search and rescues, damage assessments, floods and wildfires, according to the documents.

What else?

The SHSP aims to support state and local efforts to prevent terrorism and targeted violence and prepare for threats and hazards, according to the governor’s eGrants website.