The City of Statesboro, Georgia was awarded a $4.2 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 program is to help local fire departments improve staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate fire and hazard protection for communities. With this three-year award beginning in August 2023, the City of Statesboro will enhance its...
The County of Forsyth, Georgia received a $4,220,520 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 will enhance the county's firefighting capabilities by funding the hiring of new firefighters and supporting the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. The project period runs from March 2025 to March 2028, with the goal of ensuring the county has...
The Town of Toomsboro Police Department in Allentown, Georgia was awarded a $244,400 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support staffing and deployment capabilities from March 27, 2023 through June 17, 2027. The SAFER Grant Program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance as CFDA #97.083, aims to help local fire departments enhance their abilities to respond to emergencies and ensure...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded Douglas County Board of Commissioners a $19.3 million project grant under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The goal of the SAFER program 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 award provided from August 2023 through August 2026, Douglas County will utilize the funding...
The County Council for Dorchester County was awarded a $281,853.70 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. 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. This three-year award, issued on November 28, 2021 and running through November 27, 2025, will...
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 federal Project Grant award of $139,000.00 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards was provided to the Buckhead Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Inc., a non-profit organization, 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...
The Dekalb County Department of Finance was awarded a $6,843,998.10 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 grant, awarded on March 22, 2025, will support the Dekalb County Fire Department's efforts to enhance emergency response capabilities and ensure adequate fire protection for the community over a 3-year period ending on March 21, 2028. The SAFER Grant Program provides...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the County of Twiggs, Georgia a $1.7 million Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant on February 18, 2023. The SAFER grant program, classified under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 97.083, aims to enhance local fire departments' staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate fire and fire-related hazard protection for communities. Through this project grant, the...
The City of Gordon, GA was awarded a $202,800 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to enhance local fire department staffing and deployment capabilities from June 2023 through June 2027. The SAFER grant program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance as 97.083, aims to help local fire departments respond effectively to emergencies and ensure communities have adequate protection from fire and other hazards....