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Intterra Receives Grant from America the Beautiful Foundation for National Expansion
Through its SAFE program, the Foundation is funding the nationwide expansion of Intterra’s Aware technology into AwareUS — a free, trusted source of real-time, authoritative emergency information for all U.S. states and territories
WASHINGTON, DC — June 9, 2026 — America The Beautiful Foundation, a national nonprofit dedicated to renewing the beauty, strength, and promise of America, today announced a grant to public safety technology provider Intterra to expand its Aware platform nationwide as AwareUS, delivering trusted, real-time emergency information, at no cost, to communities across all U.S. states and territories.
The grant, awarded through the Foundation’s SAFE (Safeguarding Communities, Forests & Ecosystems) program, will fund an authoritative national public safety information platform directly connected to state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public safety agencies, ensuring that when disaster strikes, Americans hear directly from the agencies protecting them, not from rumor or speculation.
“America The Beautiful Foundation is focused on solutions that strengthen communities and help protect lives, landscapes, and public trust,” said Dr. Emily Weeks, Executive Director of America The Beautiful Foundation. “Every American deserves access to clear, timely, and authoritative public safety information. The public should not have to piece together life-safety information from rumors, social media, scanner traffic, or secondhand sources. The authoritative voice belongs with public safety agencies, and this platform is being built to ensure consistent and accurate information is provided to the public.”
Protecting Lives, Communities, and the American Landscape
The grant reflects the Foundation’s commitment to safeguarding the people and places that make America beautiful. Through its SAFE program, the Foundation is advancing wildfire prevention, AI-enabled early detection, predictive analytics, and emergency response systems, working hand-in-hand with frontline fire agencies and land managers across the country to protect American lives, communities, and natural landscapes.
“This grant will allow America The Beautiful Foundation to work alongside Intterra to build a national platform that helps communities prepare, respond, evacuate, and recover from all-hazard events with better information,” said Dr. Weeks.
During wildfires, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, hazardous material events, and other emergencies, fragmented or delayed information can create confusion and increase risk. The platform is designed to close that gap by helping agencies publish verified information quickly and consistently, including evacuation notices, incident locations, shelter information, road impacts, preparedness guidance, and other critical updates.
A National Platform Built on Proven Technology
The Aware technology, created by Intterra will be expanded to give Americans a single, trusted source for real-time public safety information, supporting all-hazard emergency awareness across the country, including wildfire incidents, evacuation information, agency updates, and situational awareness.
The national expansion will support state and territory-branded community applications connected through a broader national platform. The public gains a consistent, no-cost way to receive trusted emergency information, while participating agencies control what they publish, the timing of their updates, and the official voice their communities rely on during critical incidents. Wildfire will serve as the initial focus given fire’s impact across the western United States, with the platform expanding over time to support broader emergency awareness in every region of the country.
“Trusted information saves lives. During emergencies, people need a single authoritative source they can rely on,” said Robert Wolf, Chief Executive Officer of Intterra. “What began as a vision with forward-thinking public safety leaders at CAL FIRE is now being expanded nationally through the support of America The Beautiful Foundation. This grant gives us the ability to move with urgency and scale, and most importantly, to support the first responders and emergency managers who serve their communities every day.”
Strengthening America for Its Next 250 Years
America The Beautiful Foundation supports national efforts focused on resilience, restoration, conservation, and strengthening communities for future generations. As the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, the Foundation’s investment in the national Aware expansion reflects its belief that resilient communities require both strong natural systems and modern public safety infrastructure, and that ensuring every American can protect their family during an emergency is a vital part of the Foundation’s promise to the country.
Public Safety Agencies: click here to request more information about AwareUS.
About America The Beautiful Foundation
America The Beautiful Foundation is a national nonprofit dedicated to renewing the beauty, strength, and promise of America by restoring forests, protecting clean water, strengthening communities, advancing resilience, and inspiring the next generation of environmental stewards.
Through its RAISE platform and portfolio of national initiatives, the Foundation brings together public, private, philanthropic, and community partners to address some of the nation’s most pressing environmental, infrastructure, and resilience challenges. Its programs include GROW (Gardens, Recreation, Outdoors & Wildlife), developing future stewards through outdoor education, recreation, community gardens, and youth leadership; SAFE (Safeguarding Communities, Forests & Ecosystems), advancing wildfire prevention, AI-enabled early detection, and emergency response; BLUE IMPACT, protecting clean water and restoring watersheds, reefs, wetlands, and coastal ecosystems; RESTORE, helping communities prepare for, withstand, and recover from disasters; REFOREST AMERICA, restoring forests and natural infrastructure through reforestation, habitat restoration, fuels reduction, and watershed protection; and RAII (Resilient AI Infrastructure Initiative), ensuring that America’s next generation of AI, energy, and digital infrastructure is deployed responsibly through investments in resilience, water security, environmental stewardship, workforce development, and community benefit.
In honor of America’s 250th anniversary — and to inspire stewardship for the next 250 years — the Foundation will premiere America The Beautiful, narrated by Kelsey Grammer, in IMAX® and giant-screen theaters nationwide on November 11, 2026.
Learn more at www.americathebeautifulfoundation.org.
About Intterra
Intterra is the connected ecosystem helping public safety leaders make faster, safer decisions and reclaim their authoritative voices through an intelligent Common Operating Platform (Aware Intel Hub), a field operations mobile app (Aware Ops), and public information mobile applications through AwareUS. Learn more at www.intterra.io.
Media Contacts
Kelly Ann Collins, America The Beautiful Foundation
Email: kcollins@americathebeautifulfoundation.org
Phone: (703) 540-9144
Jimmy Girot, Intterra
Email: media@intterra.io
