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AFG program provides funding to outfit responders with compliant personal protective equipment to enhance their safety during incident response, retrofit or modify facilities to address known health hazards, and acquire emergency response vehicles. The program also supports the development of health, wellness, and resiliency initiatives to prepare responders for incidents, improve operational efficiency, promote interoperability, and strengthen community resilience.
SAFER grant program provides funds to assist in increasing the number of firefighters to help communities meet industry minimum standards and attain 24-hour staffing to provide adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards. Wildland firefighter training and wildland PPE are also funded.
FP&S grant program provides funding for fire prevention programs and supports firefighter health and safety research and development. Wildland urban interface projects such as community risk assessments, adoption or reinstatement of WUI fire codes, and WUI education/awareness projects are funded.
Learn More - Access Proposal Documents
Expected Total Funding: $291,600,000 Anticipated Number of Awards: 1,800
Expected Total Funding: $324,000,000 Anticipated Number of Awards: 190
Expected Total Funding: $32,400,000 Anticipated Number of Awards: 100
Each program and activity type has specific eligibility requirements; check the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) documents for details.
Eligibility Overview:
- Fire departments
- National, regional, state, local, tribal, and nonprofit interest organizations representing the interests of volunteer firefighters are eligible to receive a SAFER Program award under the R&R Activity.
- Both private and public nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply for funding under the FP&S Activity.
- National, state, local, federally recognized Tribal Nation, and nonprofit organizations, such as academic (e.g., universities), research foundations, public safety institutes, public health, occupational health, and injury prevention institutions are eligible to apply for funding under the R&D Activity.
- AFG specific: Nonaffiliated EMS organizations, Medical Centers, and Infirmaries.
Assistance Available
FEMA Program Help Desk can be contacted at (866) 274-0960 or at FireGrants@fema.dhs.gov.
Assistance for these Fire Grants is available from your FEMA Regional Contact.
Please reach out to Isabella Pritchard, Grant Project Coordinator, with questions and for help finding grant opportunities.
ipritchard@idl.idaho.gov
208.676.6711 (o)
This program is funded in part by the USDA Forest Service. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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