Project Grant EMW2024FF00137
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $3.5 million Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant to Franklin Township Fire Department. The SAFER grant program aims 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. Funds will support Franklin Township Fire Department's staffing efforts from February 2022 through February 2025. The...
- The City of Franklin Division of Fire & EMS received a $3,291,885.45 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on September 15, 2023. The SAFER Grant Program, with CFDA number 97.083, aims to assist local fire departments with staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards for communities. This funding will enable the City of Franklin...
- The Clinton Township Fire Department in Columbus, Ohio was awarded a $1,218,784.53 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 March 22, 2025, will support the department's efforts to hire new firefighters and develop recruitment and retention initiatives for volunteer firefighters over a three-year period from March 2025 to March 2028. This funding will...
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $4.779 million project grant to Pleasant Township, Marion County, Ohio 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 communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards. Funding will support Pleasant Township's fire and emergency response...
- The Village of Thurston Fire Department in Millersport, Ohio was awarded a $2,166,496.44 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 Grant Program, as administered by FEMA and denoted by CFDA #97.083, is to enhance local fire departments' staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate fire and fire-related hazard protection for...
- The Falls Township Volunteer Fire Department was awarded a $1,562,190 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The SAFER grant program aims to enhance local fire departments' staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate fire protection. Under this three-year project grant running from February 2023 to February 2026, the Falls Township Volunteer Fire Department will utilize the funding...
- The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $1,185,432.90 Project Grant under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083) to the Truro Township Fire Department in Reynoldsburg, OH. The grant, awarded on Feb 26, 2024, will support the fire department's staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire and emergency protection for the local community. The SAFER Grant Program aims to assist fire...
- The Olmsted Township Fire Department in Olmsted Falls, Ohio received a $1,921,734 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support staffing and deployment capabilities from August 2023 to August 2026. The SAFER grant program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance as 97.083, aims to help local fire departments respond effectively to emergencies and ensure adequate fire protection. Funding will allow the...
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $514,030 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Project Grant to the Thompson Township Fire Department in Thompson, Ohio. The SAFER Grant Program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance as 97.083, aims to help local fire departments improve staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate community protection from fire and fire-related hazards. This particular award...
- Federal Grant Award Summary On March 19, 2026, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded Maryann Township Trustees, operating as the Maryann Fire Department in Newark, Ohio, $616,597.83 through the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). This three-year project grant, extending through March 18, 2029, supports the fire department's core mission of enhancing emergency response capabilities by increasing frontline firefighter staffing...
Franklin Township Fire & EMS received a $1,290,450 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program (CFDA 97.083) on March 19, 2026. The award will support enhanced firefighter staffing capabilities through March 18, 2029, with funding directed toward two primary objectives: recruitment of new full-time firefighters and retention support for volunteer firefighters serving the Felicity, Ohio community. The SAFER grant provides Franklin Township Fire & EMS with resources to strengthen its emergency response operational capacity and ensure adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards in its rural Ohio jurisdiction. By addressing critical staffing needs through a combination of new hire recruitment and volunteer retention initiatives, the grant enables the fire department to maintain frontline firefighter resources necessary for effective emergency response operations. This three-year funding award supports the organization's strategic goal of enhancing public safety and firefighter operational readiness in Clermont County.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $795.8k | 9/21/25 |