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 Bulloch County Board of Commissioners was awarded a $385,716 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to fund staffing and deployment capabilities for local fire departments in Statesboro, Georgia. The goal of the SAFER Grant Program, as indicated by its CFDA #97.083, is to help local fire departments respond effectively to emergencies and ensure adequate fire protection. The funding will be used from May 2023 to May...
The City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina received a $5.5 million 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 program is to help local fire departments enhance staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire and fire-related hazard protection for communities. Funding will support the city's fire department staffing efforts from...
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 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 Willoughby City Of Fire Department was awarded a $1,335,553.44 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 award, granted on March 2, 2025, will support the department's efforts to enhance its emergency response capabilities and staffing over a 3-year project period ending March 1, 2028. The SAFER Grant Program provides financial assistance to local fire departments to...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $1,202,390.00 Project Grant to the Salem Township Volunteer Fire Company #2 under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). The grant funding will support the fire department's efforts to enhance its emergency response capabilities by hiring new firefighters and supporting the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. The project period runs from December 22, 2024 to December...
The Tasley Volunteer Fire Co was awarded a $135,600 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 funding, awarded on November 10, 2024, will be used to hire new firefighters and support volunteer recruitment efforts, with the goal of improving the fire department's emergency response capabilities and community fire protection services. The SAFER Grant Program is designed to...
The Scotch Irish Fire Department was awarded a $102,444 Project Grant under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083), administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The grant funding is intended to enhance the fire department's emergency response capabilities by supporting the hiring of new firefighters and the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. The project period runs from November 2024 to November 2028, with...
The Waynesville Rural Fire Protection District was awarded a $713,200 Project Grant under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083) administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The grant, which began on November 5, 2024 and is scheduled for completion by November 4, 2028, is intended to enhance the district's emergency response capabilities by funding the hiring of new firefighters and supporting the recruitment and retention...