The County of Nassau, New York received a $785,000 Project Grant award 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 two-year award ending in November 2023, the County of Nassau...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $143,300.00 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant (CFDA #97.083) to the Copiague Fire District in Copiague, NY on November 19, 2024. The project period runs through November 18, 2028. The SAFER Grant Program provides financial assistance to local fire departments to enhance their emergency response capabilities, with a focus on hiring new firefighters and supporting the recruitment and retention of volunteer...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $110,409.09 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Project Grant to the Lawrence Cedarhurst Fire Department, a non-profit organization, on August 7, 2023. The SAFER Grant Program aims to assist local fire departments with staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate community protection from fire and related hazards. This award will enable the Lawrence Cedarhurst Fire Department to...
The Firemens Association Of The State Of New York was awarded a $1,914,000 Project Grant under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The grant, awarded on December 22, 2024, will support the organization's efforts to enhance fire department staffing and emergency response capabilities across New York state over a 4-year project period through December 21, 2028. The SAFER program provides critical...
The federal agency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), awarded a $108,900 Project Grant under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083) to the Gordon Heights Fire District in Medford, New York on November 10, 2024. The grant will support the fire district's efforts to hire new firefighters and implement volunteer recruitment strategies over a four-year period, from November 2024 to November 2028. This funding is intended to enhance the...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $262,810 Project Grant under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083) to Barnegat Township in Barnegat, NJ. The grant, awarded on November 10, 2024, will support the municipality's efforts to enhance its fire department's staffing and deployment capabilities over the project period ending on November 9, 2028. The SAFER Grant Program aims to ensure communities across the United States have...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $134,700 project grant to Vigilant Fire Company through the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The SAFER grant aims to assist local fire departments with staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire protection for communities. Under this award issued on March 27, 2023, Vigilant Fire Company will utilize the funding to support staffing and deployment operations...
The North Fire Department was awarded a $426,000 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on November 4, 2024. The grant, part of FEMA's SAFER Grant Program (CFDA 97.083), will support the fire department's staffing and recruitment efforts over a four-year project period from November 2024 through November 2028. The primary goal of the SAFER grant program is to ensure communities have adequate fire and emergency...
The Wading River Fire District was awarded a $203,100 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 award, effective from November 19, 2024 to November 18, 2028, is intended to support the fire district's efforts to hire new firefighters and recruit volunteer firefighters in order to enhance the community's emergency response capabilities and ensure adequate fire protection....
The Town Of Mohawk Fire District was awarded a $575,180 Project Grant under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). The grant will provide funding to the fire district over a 4-year period from November 2024 to November 2028 to enhance the department's emergency response capabilities by hiring new firefighters and supporting the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. The SAFER Grant...