The County of Twiggs was awarded a $304,200 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 award, granted on November 19, 2024, is intended to enhance the county's fire and emergency response capabilities by funding the hiring of additional firefighters and supporting the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. The SAFER Grant Program aims to ensure communities...
The City of Soperton in Georgia was awarded a $202,800 project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The goal of the SAFER grant is to help local fire departments enhance staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire and hazard protection for communities. With this March 27, 2023 grant, the City of Soperton will utilize the funding to bolster its staffing...
The federal Project Grant award of $4,220,520 was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). The funding will enhance the firefighting capabilities of the County of Forsyth, Georgia, which serves over 200,000 residents. The primary goals of the SAFER Grant Program are to increase frontline firefighter staffing and improve emergency response capabilities across the United States....
The City of Soperton, Georgia was awarded an $865,800 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, as administered by FEMA, is to help local fire departments improve staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate fire and fire-related hazard protection for communities. Specifically, the City of Soperton will use the...
The County of Treutlen in Soperton, Georgia was awarded a $213,200 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The goal of the SAFER Grant Program is to assist local fire departments with staffing and deployment capabilities in order to respond to emergencies and ensure communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards. The Treutlen County funding will support the delivery of...
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $150,000 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant (CFDA 97.083) to the Washington Township Fire District in New Jersey. The grant, which runs from November 2024 to November 2028, will enable the fire district to hire new firefighters to enhance its emergency response capabilities and ensure adequate fire protection and emergency services for the local community. The SAFER Grant program is a federal initiative...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $9.9 million Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant to the Augusta-Richmond County Government. The SAFER grant program aims to help local fire departments improve staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate fire and hazard protection for communities. Funds will support the Augusta-Richmond County Government's fire department staffing from March 2023 through March 2026. The...
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 purpose of this 3-year Project Grant is to enhance the fire department's emergency response capabilities by funding the hiring of new firefighters and supporting the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. The SAFER Grant Program, with CFDA Number 97.083, aims to ensure communities...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $2,727,022.99 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant (CFDA 97.083) to the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Inc. (IAFC) on December 22, 2024. The grant will support IAFC's efforts to enhance local fire departments' emergency response capabilities across the United States over a 3-year project period ending on December 21, 2027. The SAFER Grant Program aims to ensure communities have adequate protection from...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $23,900 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Project Grant to the Northwest Harris Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. of West Point, GA. The SAFER Grant Program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance as CFDA #97.083, aims to enhance local fire departments' staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate community protection from fire and related hazards. Specifically,...