The City of Minneapolis was awarded a $9,150,197.40 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 SAFER grant program is to help local fire departments improve staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards. Through this funding awarded on March 14, 2023 and lasting until...
The South Metro Fire Department received a $3,361,761.68 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). The award, effective March 22, 2025 through March 21, 2028, will support the department's efforts to enhance its emergency response capabilities and ensure adequate fire protection for the community of Sunfish Lake, MN. The SAFER Grant Program aims to strengthen local...
The City of St. Louis Park, Minnesota received a $1,076,290.74 Project Grant award on February 26, 2024 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). The grant funding will be utilized to provide fire emergency response staffing in the Golden Valley area over a 3-year period from 2024 to 2027. The SAFER Grant Program aims to assist local fire departments with staffing and deployment capabilities to...
The City of Bloomington, MN was awarded a $6,942,948.66 federal Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). The grant funds will be used to enhance the city's fire department staffing and emergency response capabilities over a 3-year project period from March 2025 to March 2028. The SAFER Grant Program aims to ensure communities have adequate protection from fire and...
The City of Bloomington, Minnesota was awarded a $12.5 million Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to enhance staffing and deployment capabilities of the local fire department through March 2026. The SAFER grant program aims to help local fire departments improve emergency response and ensure adequate fire protection for communities. Funds will support personnel and deployment activities to allow the City of Bloomington...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the Brookline Station Fire District a $588,232.84 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant. The SAFER grant program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance as 97.083, aims to help local fire departments improve staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate community protection from fire and fire-related hazards. With this three-year project grant running from...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the Brookline Station Fire District a $204,720 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant to support staffing and deployment capabilities from November 2021 through November 2025. The SAFER grant program, listed under Assistance Listing 97.083, aims to help local fire departments respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire protection by assisting with staffing. Funds will allow the Brookline Station Fire District in...
The Central County Fire Department was awarded a $8,116,315.08 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on March 2, 2025. The award, provided under CFDA Program 97.083, will fund the department's efforts to enhance its emergency response capabilities over a 3-year project period ending March 1, 2028. The SAFER Grant Program aims to assist local fire departments in increasing frontline firefighter staffing and improving...
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 City of Eau Claire received a $2,016,111 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on February 26, 2024. The 3-year SAFER Grant, provided under CFDA Program 97.083, will enable the city to enhance its firefighting and emergency response capabilities by hiring additional personnel. The SAFER program assists local fire departments with staffing and deployment to ensure adequate community protection from fire and...