The City of Grand Rapids was awarded a $3,178,199.10 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on March 2, 2025. The SAFER Grant Program, with CFDA Number 97.083, provides financial assistance to local fire departments to enhance their emergency response capabilities through hiring new firefighters and supporting the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. The funding will support the City of Grand Rapids'...
The City of Grand Rapids, Michigan was awarded a $5.7 million Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on March 14, 2023. The SAFER grant program aims to help local fire departments improve staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate fire and hazard protection for communities. Through this three-year project grant concluding on March 13, 2026, the City of Grand Rapids will enhance its...
The City of Jackson Fire Department was awarded a $1,468,390 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to enhance staffing and deployment capabilities from February 27, 2022 through February 26, 2025. The SAFER grant program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance as CFDA #97.083, aims to help local fire departments improve their ability to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate community protection from fire...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the Huron Township Fire Department a $656,800 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant to support staffing and deployment capabilities from November 2021 through November 2025. The SAFER grant program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance as 97.083, aims to help local fire departments enhance their abilities to respond to emergencies and ensure communities have adequate protection from fire and other...
The City of Eau Claire received a $2,016,111 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on February 26, 2024. The 3-year SAFER Grant, provided under CFDA Program 97.083, will enable the city to enhance its firefighting and emergency response capabilities by hiring additional personnel. The SAFER program assists local fire departments with staffing and deployment to ensure adequate community protection from fire and...
The City of Charlotte, Michigan received a $714,843.18 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant (CFDA 97.083) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 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 other hazards. This funding enables the City of Charlotte to maintain minimum staffing levels for its fire...
The City of Marshall, Michigan was awarded an $836,493.78 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 outlined in the grant documentation, is to assist local fire departments with staffing and deployment capabilities in order to respond to emergencies and ensure communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards. The City of...
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 Merced received a $8,903,616 Project Grant award on September 15, 2023 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). This grant funding will enable the city to enhance its firefighting and emergency response capabilities by supporting the hiring of new firefighters or the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. The SAFER Grant Program aims to ensure communities have...
The City of Charlotte, Michigan was awarded a $1,170,091.32 Project Grant under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083) on February 26, 2024. This funding supports the city's fire department in maintaining minimum staffing levels, enhancing emergency response capabilities, and ensuring adequate community protection from fire and other hazards over a 3-year project period ending on February 25, 2027....