The City of Berkeley was awarded a $7,683,569.64 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on March 2, 2025 under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). This grant funding will support the city's fire department in enhancing its emergency response capabilities through two key activities: hiring new firefighters and supporting the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. The goal of the SAFER Grant Program...
The City of Benton, Missouri has been awarded a $169,500 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, dated November 10, 2024, will support the city's efforts to enhance its fire department's staffing and deployment capabilities to improve emergency response and community fire protection services. The SAFER Grant Program provides funding to help fire departments...
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 Boerne, TX was awarded a $1,958,373.96 SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on March 22, 2025. This 3-year federal Project Grant, under CFDA program 97.083, will support the city's fire department in enhancing its emergency response capabilities. The funding will enable the city to hire new firefighters and support the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters, with the goal of ensuring...
The Montclair Community Foundation, Inc. (doing business as the City of Montclair) was awarded a $691,129 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 grant, awarded on February 8, 2025, will support the City of Montclair's efforts to enhance its firefighting and emergency response capabilities by funding the hiring of new firefighters. The SAFER Grant Program aims to...
The Mid-County Fire Protection District of St. Louis County was awarded a $2,253,564 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 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. This three-year award will support the Mid-County Fire...
The City of Berkeley, California received a $185,099.70 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. The goal of the AFG program is to enhance public and firefighter safety from fire and fire-related hazards. Funding will support the City of Berkeley in delivering services and products to address this objective from August 31, 2021 through August 30, 2023. The AFG program aims to provide fire departments and...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the Brookline Station Fire District a $204,720 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 Assistance Listing 97.083, aims to help local fire departments respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire protection by assisting with staffing. Funds will allow the Brookline Station Fire District in...
The City of Hazelwood Fire Department in Hazelwood, Missouri received a $2.9 million Project Grant award 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 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 Hazelwood Fire...
The City of Missoula Finance Department Division was awarded a $7,053,780.00 Project Grant under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083) by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The award, dated March 2, 2025, is intended to enhance the city's fire department staffing and emergency response capabilities over a three-year project period ending March 1, 2028. The SAFER Grant Program provides funding to enable fire departments to hire...