The City of Oakland Fire Department was awarded a $792,399.58 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG Program, CFDA 97.044). The grant will support the department's efforts to enhance firefighter and public safety with respect to fire and fire-related hazards through August 2024. The AFG Program aims to improve coordination and collaboration between fire departments and emergency responders nationwide. Funds will allow...
The Oakland Mapleville Fire District received a $1,003,773 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards program, under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (CFDA 97.044) program. The goal of this program is to enhance the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. The award, with a performance period from August 24, 2023 to August 23, 2025, will enable the fire district to deliver...
The Alameda County Fire Department was awarded a $1,245,115.24 Project Grant under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program (CFDA 97.044) on September 26, 2024. This grant will support the department's efforts to enhance emergency preparedness and response capabilities for fire and emergency medical services in Dublin, CA. The funding will enable the procurement of critical firefighting equipment, personal protective gear, and specialized...
The City of Oakland Fire Department was awarded a $27.4 million project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The award period is from October 23, 2023 through October 22, 2026. Funding will support the Fire Department's staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure the community has adequate fire and hazard protection, consistent with the SAFER program's goal of...
The City of Berkeley, California received a $185,099.70 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. The goal of the AFG program is to enhance public and firefighter safety from fire and fire-related hazards. Funding will support the City of Berkeley in delivering services and products to address this objective from August 31, 2021 through August 30, 2023. The AFG program aims to provide fire departments and...
The City of Oakland Fire Department received a $1,601,578 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support the National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System. The grant program, identified by CFDA #97.025, aims to ensure adequate management, training, exercise, procurement of vehicles and equipment, and storage and maintenance for the 28 national task forces staffed to respond to disasters. Specifically, funding under this September 1, 2021 to August 31,...
The City of Alameda was awarded a $964,296.80 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (CFDA 97.044) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enhance firefighter safety and equipment procurement. The grant, with a performance period from August 2024 to August 2026, will enable the city to acquire critical personal protective equipment, emergency response vehicles, and implement health and wellness programs for first responders. This federal grant award is part of FEMA's Assistance to...
The City of Fremont, California was awarded a $1,459,970.26 project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. The goal of the AFG program is to enhance public and firefighter safety from fire and fire-related hazards. Funds will support the City of Fremont in delivering services and products to improve firefighter safety and emergency response through August 2024. The AFG program aims to provide critical tools and...
The City of Oxnard, California received a $364,175 project grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG Program, CFDA 97.044) to enhance firefighter safety and public safety from fire and fire-related hazards. The grant period runs from August 30, 2021 through August 29, 2022. The AFG Program, administered by FEMA, aims to provide fire departments and emergency response providers with funding for critically needed equipment,...
The Village of Oak Park received a $128,853 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (CFDA 97.044) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enhance firefighter safety and emergency response capabilities. This Project Grant, awarded on July 15, 2024, will support the village's efforts to improve critical firefighting infrastructure, equipment, training, and health and wellness programs for first responders over a 24-month period through July 14, 2026. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant...