Project Grant EMW2021FP00141
- The University of Arizona received a $1,500,000 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on September 13, 2023. The AFG Program, identified by CFDA Number 97.044, provides financial assistance to enhance public and firefighter safety related to fire and fire-related hazards. Through this award, the University of Arizona will deliver a range of products and services, which may include procuring firefighting equipment, safety gear, and...
- The University of Arizona was awarded a $1,575,001 Assistance to Firefighters Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (CFDA 97.044) on September 7, 2021 for a project period ending September 6, 2024. The grant funding will support the University's project titled "Wildland Fire Fighters: Exposure Assessment, Carcinogenic Effects and Risk Management" which involves assessing wildland firefighters' exposure to...
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $3.15 million Project Grant to the University of California, Los Angeles under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG Program) for the period of September 22, 2022 through September 21, 2025. The grant aims to enhance firefighter safety through research on compartment fire experiments and diagnostic techniques for toxic fire gases. Specifically, Worcester Polytechnic Institute will receive $XXX,XXX in sub-award funding to conduct...
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the University of Arizona $1.575 million on October 1, 2025, under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (CFDA 97.044), a Fire Prevention and Safety project grant with performance through September 30, 2028, in Tucson, Arizona. The award supports fire prevention and safety activities designed to enhance public and firefighter safety with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. The University of Arizona, operating as the Arizona Board of...
- The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $111,744 Project Grant under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program (CFDA 97.044) to Professional Fire Fighters, a nonprofit organization, to enhance fire prevention and safety. The funding, with a performance period from July 2024 to July 2026, will support critical infrastructure, equipment procurement, training, and safety improvements for fire departments and emergency response personnel. The grant aims to address...
- The University of Texas at Austin received a $1,097,873.50 project grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on September 7, 2021 through September 6, 2024 under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program (CFDA #97.044). The AFG Program aims to enhance public and firefighter safety related to fires and fire hazards. This award will fund research by the University of Texas and a $50,000 sub-award to the Fire Protection Research Foundation to improve firefighter safety...
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $417,199.30 Project Grant to the Sfpe Educational & Scientific Foundation Inc. under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG Program, CFDA 97.044). The grant will support fire prevention and safety efforts through Sep. 10, 2023. The AFG Program aims to enhance public and firefighter safety regarding fire and fire-related hazards. This award will allow the Foundation to provide $417,199.30 in funding for projects focused on fire...
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $906,384.80 project grant under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program to the University of Massachusetts Lowell Office of Research Administration on September 7, 2021 for completion by September 6, 2024. The grant aims to enhance firefighter safety through two subawards. Rutgers University will complete programmatic performance reports every six months. The Fire Protection Research Foundation will provide external evaluation of the study...
- The City of Tucson was awarded a Project Grant in the amount of $1,262,082.96 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program (CFDA 97.044) on September 26, 2024. The grant funding will support the City's efforts to enhance the safety of public and firefighting personnel with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. Specifically, the funding will be used to acquire critical emergency response equipment, provide training for first...
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded Drexel University a $745,311.12 Project Grant under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program (CFDA 97.044) on August 9, 2023. This 2-year grant will fund fire prevention and safety research and development activities performed by Drexel University. The goal of the AFG program is to enhance public and firefighter safety related to fire and fire-related hazards. Through this award, Drexel University will leverage its expertise in...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $3.15 million Project Grant to the University of Arizona through September 21, 2025 under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG Program, CFDA 97.044). The grant will fund the University's FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY project to enhance public and firefighter safety from fire and fire-related hazards. As part of the project, $150,000 was provided to Tennessee Technological University via a sub-award to conduct the WOMEN FIRE FIGHTERS STUDY: EVALUATION OF EXPOSURES AND TOXICITY, evaluating the occupational exposures and toxicity risks female firefighters face. The AFG Program aims to improve firefighter and citizen safety through competitive awards for fire prevention and safety activities, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training, and other vital equipment purchases.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.5m | 9/15/22 | ||
| Not listed | $1.5m | 9/15/22 |