The City of Laredo, Texas received a $3.9 million project grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on August 12, 2022 under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program. The goal of the SAFER Grant Program, which is authorized under the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program and designated as CFDA Number 97.083, is to help local fire departments improve staffing and deployment capabilities in order to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate...
The City of El Paso was awarded a $258,349.76 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program (CFDA 97.044) for fire prevention and safety. The goal of the AFG program is to enhance public and firefighter safety with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. The grant funding will support the El Paso Fire Department in acquiring specialized equipment and capabilities to bolster its...
The City of Edinburg, Texas received a $1,060,068.36 federal 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) on February 26, 2024. 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 response protection for communities. The funding will support the City...
The City of El Paso, Texas was awarded a $111,340.74 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards on February 16, 2023 to complete the project by February 15, 2025. The grant was awarded under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program (CFDA #97.044), which aims to enhance public and firefighter safety regarding fire and fire-related hazards. Funds will support the City's efforts to deliver fire prevention and safety services to...
The City of Mesquite received a $2,314,008 Project Grant award under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083), administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The grant, awarded on March 22, 2025, will support the city's fire department staffing and deployment capabilities over a 3-year period ending on March 21, 2028. The funding will enable the city to hire and retain firefighters to ensure adequate fire and emergency response...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,426,016.00 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083) aims to assist the City of Amarillo, Texas with staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire and emergency response protection for the community. The funding will support hiring new firefighters or recruiting and retaining volunteer firefighters over a 3-year...
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 Tucson was awarded a $3,682,770 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on February 27, 2022. The SAFER grant program aims to help local fire departments enhance staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire and hazard protection for communities. Through this three-year project grant concluding on February 26, 2025, the City of Tucson will bolster its fire and emergency...
The City of Arlington, Texas was awarded a $16,567,174.89 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 will fund the hiring of new firefighters and support the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters for the city's fire department over a 3-year period from Feb 2024 to Feb 2027. The goal of the SAFER Grant Program is to assist local fire departments with...
The City of Boerne, TX was awarded a $1,958,373.96 Project Grant on March 22, 2025 under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083), administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This grant funding is intended to enhance the staffing and deployment capabilities of the city's fire department in order to improve emergency response and ensure adequate community protection from fire and fire-related hazards. The grant will support...