Staffing for adequate fire and emergency response (safer)

Active Project Grant Awarded Last action

Award ID
EMW2024FF00005
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$4,172,191

Award facts

Assistance listing
97.083 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)
Completion date 20% complete
Funding
  • $2,572,850.99 Federal
  • $1,599,339.85 Non-federal
Place of performance
College Station, TX 77840, USA

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About this award

The Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards awarded the City of College Station $4,172,190.84 on March 23, 2026, under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program (CFDA 97.083) to support firefighter hiring and volunteer retention. The award runs through March 22, 2029, with place of performance in College Station, Texas. The SAFER program provides direct funding to help communities meet industry minimum standards and attain 24-hour staffing to provide adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards and to fulfill traditional missions of fire departments. This is the City of College Station's second consecutive SAFER award; a prior $3.87 million SAFER grant runs March 2025 through March 2028, reflecting overlapping project periods within a broader SAFER portfolio totaling over $12 million.

Quick answers

Who received award EMW2024FF00005?

EMW2024FF00005 was awarded to City Of College Station by FEMA HQ Financial Assistance Awards (Federal Emergency Management Agency) on March 23, 2026.

How much is award EMW2024FF00005 worth?

$4,172,191 has been obligated on EMW2024FF00005: $2,572,851 in federal funding and $1,599,340 in non-federal funding.

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