Staffing for adequate fire and emergency response (SAFER)
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- EMW2024FF00825
- Recipient
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Polk County UEI JBN5EHFNGUG9
- Awarding agency
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FEMA HQ Financial Assistance Awards
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
- Obligated
- $16,587,287
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 97.083 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)
- Completion date 20% complete
- Funding
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- $10,228,826.66 Federal
- $6,358,459.84 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Bartow, FL 33830, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
About this award
The Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards granted Polk County $16,587,286.50 on March 23, 2026, under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program to support enhanced firefighter staffing and emergency response capabilities across the county's 2,010-square-mile service area serving over 750,000 residents. The award runs through March 22, 2029, with place of performance in Bartow, Florida. 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 fulfill traditional missions of fire departments. Selection follows a multi-phase, merit-based process: applications are pre-scored electronically based on alignment with program priorities set by a Criteria Development Panel of fire service organization representatives, then the highest-ranked applications advance to peer review using weighted criteria including project description, impact on daily operations, financial need, and cost benefit. Internal FEMA reviews assess completeness, technical feasibility, costs, eligibility, and financial integrity prior to final selection.
Quick answers
Who received award EMW2024FF00825?
EMW2024FF00825 was awarded to Polk County by FEMA HQ Financial Assistance Awards (Federal Emergency Management Agency) on March 23, 2026.
How much is award EMW2024FF00825 worth?
$16,587,287 has been obligated on EMW2024FF00825: $10,228,827 in federal funding and $6,358,460 in non-federal funding.
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