The City of Peoria, Illinois received a $370,567 Assistance to Firefighters Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (CFDA 97.044). The goal of this August 30, 2021 project grant award is to enhance firefighter and public safety with respect to fire and fire-related hazards through the two-year period ending August 29, 2023. Specifically, funding will support the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program's objective of providing...
The City of Waukegan, Illinois was awarded a $2,585,479.62 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 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. Specifically, this three-year award running from March 2023 to March...
The City of Calumet City, Illinois was awarded a $3.6 million 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 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. With this funding, the City of Calumet City will support staffing...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $1,080,000.00 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant (CFDA 97.083) to the Braidwood Fire Protection District in Braidwood, Illinois. The grant, with a project period from March 2025 to March 2028, will support the fire department's efforts to enhance its emergency response capabilities through hiring new firefighters and supporting the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. The SAFER Grant Program...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the City of Phoenix Fire Department a $21,969,600 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant on March 14, 2023. The grant will fund emergency response staffing and deployment capabilities through March 13, 2026. The SAFER grant program, administered by FEMA under assistance listing number 97.083, aims to help local fire departments improve public safety through adequate staffing. For this project grant, the City of Phoenix Fire...
The City of Quincy, through its Fire Department, received a $303,381.81 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on August 7, 2023. The SAFER grant program (CFDA 97.083) aims to assist local fire departments with staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire and emergency services protection for communities. This funding will support the City of Quincy's firefighting, emergency...
The City of Omaha received a $6,828,750.00 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 grant, awarded on March 22, 2025, supports the city's efforts to enhance its 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 aims to ensure...
The Logan-Trivoli Fire Protection District was awarded a $101,032 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 purpose of the grant is to enhance the department's emergency response capabilities by supporting the hiring of new firefighters and recruitment/retention of volunteer firefighters. The four-year project period runs from November 2024 to November 2028, with the...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the Burnham Village of Burnham, Illinois a $126,795 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant on May 22, 2023. 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. Under this project grant, the Burnham...
The Oran Fire Protection District, a local government entity in Missouri, was awarded a $202,190 Project Grant by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards program under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). This 4-year grant, awarded in November 2023, will support the district's efforts to maintain proper staffing levels and enhance its ability to respond to fire and emergency incidents within the...