The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $143,300.00 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant (CFDA #97.083) to the Copiague Fire District in Copiague, NY on November 19, 2024. The project period runs through November 18, 2028. The SAFER Grant Program provides financial assistance to local fire departments to enhance their emergency response capabilities, with a focus on hiring new firefighters and supporting the recruitment and retention of volunteer...
The Micro Volunteer Fire Department Inc., a non-profit organization, received a $301,350 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 in November 2023, will provide funding to support the organization's staffing and deployment capabilities for fire and emergency response services in its local community through November 2027. This SAFER grant, along with a...
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 Central County Fire Department was awarded a $8,116,315.08 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on March 2, 2025. The award, provided under CFDA Program 97.083, will fund the department's efforts to enhance its emergency response capabilities over a 3-year project period ending March 1, 2028. The SAFER Grant Program aims to assist local fire departments in increasing frontline firefighter staffing and improving...
The North Fire Department was awarded a $426,000 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on November 4, 2024. The grant, part of FEMA's SAFER Grant Program (CFDA 97.083), will support the fire department's staffing and recruitment efforts over a four-year project period from November 2024 through November 2028. The primary goal of the SAFER grant program is to ensure communities have adequate fire and emergency...
The federal Project Grant award of $2,727,022.99, issued on Dec 22, 2024 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083), supports the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Inc. (IAFC) in enhancing local fire departments' emergency response capabilities across the United States. The grant funds will enable IAFC to focus on two key activities: hiring new firefighters and supporting the...
The Central Fire District was awarded a $491,536.44 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards 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 community fire and emergency protection. The award, effective from February 5,...
The Firemens Association Of The State Of New York was awarded a $1,914,000 Project Grant under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The grant, awarded on December 22, 2024, will support the organization's efforts to enhance fire department staffing and emergency response capabilities across New York state over a 4-year project period through December 21, 2028. The SAFER program provides critical...
The Gaston Volunteer Fire Department Inc. was awarded a $304,005 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 November 10, 2024, will support the fire department's staffing and deployment capabilities to enhance emergency response and fire protection services for the local community over a three-year project period ending on November 9, 2027. The SAFER Grant...