The City of Indianapolis was awarded a $31.5 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 13, 2026. The SAFER grant program aims to help local fire departments respond to emergencies and ensure communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards by supporting staffing and deployment. Funds will support the City of...
The City of Indianapolis received a $17,599,615.00 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 (CFDA #97.083) will support the city's efforts to enhance fire department staffing and operational readiness to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire protection for the community. The grant funding will allow the city to hire new firefighters and recruit/retain volunteer...
The City of Kendallville, Indiana received a $263,383.54 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). This grant, awarded on January 19, 2025, aims to enhance the city's fire department staffing and deployment capabilities to improve emergency response and fire protection services for the community. The funding will support the hiring of new firefighters over a 3-year...
The City of Hamilton Fire Department received a $135,164.09 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on August 7, 2023 under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 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. This award will support the City of Hamilton...
The Town of Zionsville, Indiana was awarded a $4,952,856.42 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 outlined in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) under number 97.083, is to help local fire departments improve staffing and deployment capabilities to better respond to emergencies and ensure communities have adequate protection from...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $1.935 million project grant to the Indiana Fire Chiefs Association Inc. under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 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 communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards. With this funding, the Indiana Fire Chiefs Association...
The City of Crown Point, Indiana was awarded a $4,524,858.94 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 in order to respond effectively to emergencies and ensure communities have adequate fire and fire-related hazard protection. Specifically, the City...
The Decatur Township Fire Department was awarded a $1,616,874.72 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 adequate fire and fire-related hazard protection for communities. This funding will support the Decatur Township Fire Department in...
The City of Hoboken Fire Department was awarded a $2,355,976.56 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 to respond to emergencies and ensure communities have adequate fire and fire-related hazard protection. This three-year award running from August 2023 to August 2026 will support...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the Noble Township Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. a $20,711 Project Grant under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083) on July 3, 2023. The grant will support the fire department's staffing and deployment capabilities through July 2, 2024 to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire protection for the community of Union Mills, IN. The SAFER Grant Program aims to help local fire departments...