The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $563,668 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant to Devine Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department of Devine, TX. The SAFER Grant Program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance as 97.083, aims to enhance local fire departments' staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate community protection from fire and fire-related hazards. Specifically, this 27-month project...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $2,960,801.01 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant (CFDA 97.083) to Harris County Emergency Services District NO. 7 in Spring, TX. The grant will provide funding over a 3-year period from March 2025 to March 2028 to enhance the fire department's emergency response capabilities by supporting the hiring of new firefighters. The SAFER Grant Program aims to ensure communities across the United States have adequate...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $4.366 million project grant to the State Firemen's And Fire Marshal's Association Of Texas under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program (CFDA 97.083). The goal of the SAFER grant is to assist local fire departments with staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards. Funds will support the State Firemen's And...
The City of New Braunfels, a local government entity in Texas, has been awarded a $3,423,383.64 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). This grant funding will assist the local fire department with staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards for the community. The SAFER Grant Program aims to...
This Project Grant award of $592,353.07 was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on August 7, 2023 under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA No. 97.083). The goal of the SAFER Grant Program is to assist local fire departments with staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire and emergency protection for communities. Through this award, Texas State University will provide research,...
The City of Bryan, Texas was awarded a $2,048,992.08 Project Grant by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). The grant supports the City of Bryan in enhancing its fire department's emergency response capabilities, including hiring new firefighters and supporting the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. The goal of the SAFER Grant Program is to ensure communities across the...
The City of Boerne, TX was awarded a $1,958,373.96 Project Grant on March 22, 2025 under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083), administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This grant funding is intended to enhance the staffing and deployment capabilities of the city's fire department in order to improve emergency response and ensure adequate community protection from fire and fire-related hazards. The grant will support...
<p>The City of College Station, Texas was awarded a $3.88 million project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The goal of the three-year SAFER grant is to support the City's fire department staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire and hazard protection for the community. The grant period runs from March 2023 through March 2026.</p>
The North Fire Department was awarded a $426,000 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on November 4, 2024. The grant, part of FEMA's SAFER Grant Program (CFDA 97.083), will support the fire department's staffing and recruitment efforts over a four-year project period from November 2024 through November 2028. The primary goal of the SAFER grant program is to ensure communities have adequate fire and emergency...
The Briar-Reno Fire Department, Inc. was awarded a $200,000 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Project Grant by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support staffing and deployment capabilities from November 25, 2021 through November 24, 2025. The SAFER Grant Program, administered by FEMA under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 97.083, aims to help local fire departments enhance their ability to respond to emergencies and ensure communities have...