The City of Edgewood in Fort Mitchell, KY was awarded a $376,416 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. The funding awarded to the City of Edgewood will support staffing...
The City of Covington, KY was awarded a $3.1 million Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support staffing and deployment capabilities of the local fire department from August 2023 through August 2026. The SAFER grant program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance as 97.083, aims to help local fire departments enhance their ability to respond to emergencies and ensure communities have adequate protection...
The City of Lynchburg was awarded a $4,434,216.15 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on March 22, 2025. This three-year project grant, running through March 21, 2028, is intended to enhance the city's emergency response capabilities by funding firefighter hiring and recruitment/retention of volunteer firefighters. The SAFER Grant Program, with a CFDA number of 97.083, is a federal initiative focused on ensuring...
The City of Bellefontaine, Ohio was awarded a $1,676,550 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program. The goal of the three-year grant is to support the City's fire department staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate fire protection. Administered by FEMA, the SAFER Grant Program aims to help local fire departments meet staffing needs and improve...
The City of Lexington received a $5,404,064.76 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on September 15, 2023. The SAFER Grant Program, with CFDA Number 97.083, aims to assist local fire departments with staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards for communities. This grant funding will be used by the City of Lexington to enhance...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the Southern Campbell Fire District a $1,582,722.50 project grant under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program (CFDA 97.083) on November 30, 2021. The grant will fund staffing and deployment capabilities to enable the Southern Campbell Fire District to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire protection for its community through November 29, 2025. Specifically, the SAFER grant aims to assist local fire...
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government was awarded an $8.4 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 grant is to help local fire departments enhance staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards. With this funding, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government...
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 Lawrence received a $158,909.23 Project Grant award on August 7, 2023 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). The SAFER Grant Program aims to assist local fire departments with staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate community fire and emergency protection. This funding will support the city's fire department operations and...
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...