The federal Project Grant award of $697,404.00 was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). The grant was awarded on January 13, 2025 to the Northside Fire District in Ponderay, ID to enhance the department's emergency response capabilities. The funding will be used to support hiring new firefighters and recruiting and retaining volunteer firefighters over a 3-year project period ending on January 12, 2028. The goal of the SAFER Grant Program is to ensure communities across the United States have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards by strengthening local fire departments' staffing and deployment capabilities.
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