A program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), grants are awarded to fire departments to enhance their ability to protect the public and fire service personnel from fire and related hazards. Three types of grants are available: Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S), and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER). This Website provides a description of the three types of grants available and offers resources to help fire departments prepare and submit grant requests plus information on the new SCG Grant.
2009 Application period closed.
Application Period Now Closed Thank you for another successful application year.
The primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) is to meet the firefighting and emergency response needs of fire departments and nonaffiliated emergency medical services organizations.
The SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) Grant was created to provide funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations in order to help them increase the number of trained, "front-line" firefighters available in their communities.
2008 FP&S application period closed. Next application period: Fall 2009
The Fire Prevention and Safety Grants (FP&S) grants
support projects that enhance the safety of the public
and firefighters from fire and related hazards. The
primary goal is to target high-risk populations,
firefighter safety and mitigate high incidences of death
and injury. Examples of the types of projects supported
by FP&S include fire prevention and public safety
education campaigns, juvenile fire setter interventions,
media campaigns, and arson prevention and awareness
programs.
FY 2009 Application Period: June 11, 2009 - July 10, 2009
Application Period Now Open The FY 2009 SCG Grants application period has opened. Applications for these grants must be received by July 10, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
The Station Construction Grant (SCG) was established as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to provide financial assistance for fire departments to build or modify fire stations, which will enhance the departments response to their community.
Help Desk: 1-866-274-0960 or firegrants@dhs.gov
During the application period, the help desk will operate Monday to Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), and on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
During the Fourth of July weekend, the help desk hours will be 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 3rd and closed on Saturday, July 4th.
Stimulus Package
As many of you are aware, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Public Law 111-5) provided FEMA with $510 million dollars in grant funds for the following programs:
$150M for the Port Security Grant Program;
$150M for the Transit Security Grant Program; and
$210M for Fire Station Construction
The Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) of FEMA, which includes the AFG Program Office, has been working closely with a number of stakeholders over the last six weeks to solicit input on how these programs should look. We are very appreciative of all of the good information we've received from a number of constituencies. We have developed draft guidance, which is currently going through leadership review. At present, we plan on announcing these three guidance packages in late May. We will ensure that notification is issued when the Fire Station Construction application becomes available.
May 29, 2009 SCG Program Guidance Now Available
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released the 2009 Program Guidance for the Assistance to Firefighters Fire Station Construction Grant.
May 1, 2009 AFG Federal Register Notice
From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This Notice provides guidelines that describe the application process for grants and the criteria for awarding grants in the 2009 Assistance to Firefighters Grant program year, as well as an explanation for any differences with the guidelines recommended by representatives of the Nation’s fire service leadership during the annual Criteria Development meeting.
June 2008 NFPA 1001/State Equivalent Training Standard for FY2008
In the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) a stronger emphasis has been placed on the importance of training. In their recommendations to DHS about priorities and areas of emphasis for AFG, fire service representatives have underscored the criticality of having trained firefighters to carry out daily operations. It improves the effectiveness of the operation, it enhances the safety of the firefighter, and it provides interoperability in the sense that similarly trained individuals have similar concepts of operations and expected roles and responsibilities in the incident command. Read More..
U.S. Department of Homeland Security/FEMA
Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
800 K Street N.W. Washington, DC 20472-3620
Phone: 1-866-274-0960 (Help Desk) | E-mail: firegrants@dhs.gov
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