Project Grant EMW2024FF00507
- The City of Providence, Rhode Island, was awarded a $16,880,908 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on March 2, 2025. The grant, part of the CFDA 97.083 SAFER Grant Program, aims to enhance the Providence Fire Department's staffing and emergency response capabilities over a three-year period through March 2028. The funding will support the hiring of new firefighters and contribute to the recruitment and retention...
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $1,440,275.22 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (CFDA 97.044) to the City of Providence, Providence Fire Department on September 26, 2024. The funding will be used over a 24-month period to enhance the safety and operational effectiveness of the city's fire department and emergency response services. Key objectives include acquiring critical personal protective equipment, emergency response vehicles, firefighter training programs, and...
- The City of Providence, Rhode Island received a $107,863.64 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program (CFDA 97.044). The grant provides funding to support the City's Providence Fire Department in enhancing firefighter safety, emergency response capabilities, and public safety services. The award period is from July 15, 2024 to July 14, 2026. The grant funding will enable the Providence Fire Department to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Providence Fire Department received a Project Grant award of $406,683.00 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program (CFDA 97.044), effective September 30, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2027. This 24-month award supports critical enhancements to firefighter safety and emergency response capabilities within Providence, Rhode Island. Based on the AFG Program's established...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The City of Providence Fire Department received a $1.61 million Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program (CFDA 97.044) on October 2, 2025. The award, with a completion deadline of October 1, 2027, supports critical fire safety and emergency response enhancements for the Providence Fire Department. While the specific products and services funded under this award are not explicitly...
- The Providence Volunteer Fire Department was awarded a $231,292 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on March 27, 2023. The SAFER grant program aims to help local fire departments improve staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate fire and hazard protection for communities. Through this project grant funding, the Providence Volunteer Fire Department will enhance its ability to...
- The City of Providence Fire Department was awarded a $528,088.66 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The grant will support the department's efforts to enhance firefighter and public safety with respect to fire and fire-related hazards from September 2022 through September 2024. The AFG Program aims to provide fire departments and emergency responders with resources to meet their firefighting and emergency...
- The City of Providence Fire Department was awarded a $473,285.10 Assistance to Firefighters Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (CFDA 97.044) for the period of September 2, 2021 through September 1, 2023. The goal of the AFG Program is to enhance firefighter and public safety with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. It is reasonable to infer that the City of Providence Fire Department will use this funding to deliver...
- The City of East Providence was awarded a $3,750,791.76 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on March 2, 2025. The 3-year project grant, running through March 1, 2028, is intended to enhance the city's fire department capabilities by funding the hiring of new firefighters and supporting the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. The SAFER Grant Program, identified by CFDA Number 97.083, aims to ensure...
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the City of Pawtucket Fire Department a $1,474,363.42 Project Grant under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083) on March 31, 2022. The goal of the SAFER Grant Program is to assist local fire departments with staffing and deployment capabilities in order to respond to emergencies and ensure communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards. This award will fund the Pawtucket...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded the City of Providence Fire Department a $6.46 million Project Grant under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083) on March 23, 2026. This three-year award, with a completion date of March 22, 2029, supports the Providence Fire Department's primary objective of enhancing frontline firefighter staffing and emergency response capabilities. The funding is designated to support the hiring of new firefighters and facilitate recruitment and retention efforts for volunteer firefighters, thereby strengthening the department's operational capacity to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire protection services for the Providence community. This award reflects FEMA's continued commitment to bolstering local fire department resources and represents part of a broader investment by the federal government in community emergency response infrastructure. The Providence Fire Department has demonstrated sustained success in securing substantial federal grant funding, with this SAFER award being one of multiple significant grants the department has received from FEMA since 2021 totaling approximately $30.2 million across SAFER and Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) programs. The grant directly supports the department's mission to strengthen frontline staffing, improve emergency response operations, and enhance the health and wellness of first responders.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $4.0m | 9/25/25 |