Staffing for adequate fire and emergency response (safer)
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- EMW2024FF00852
- Recipient
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Lincoln City Of UEI H6DFKBPHK6U6
- Awarding agency
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FEMA HQ Financial Assistance Awards
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
- Obligated
- $3,888,047
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 97.083 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)
- Completion date 20% complete
- Funding
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- $2,397,628.96 Federal
- $1,490,418.02 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Lincoln, NE 68508, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
About this award
FEMA awarded the City of Lincoln, Nebraska $3,888,046.98 through the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program on March 23, 2026, to hire firefighters and enhance fire department staffing.
The recipient is the Public Works & Utilities Division of the City of Lincoln, which administers emergency services and fire suppression functions for the municipality. The award funds activities to help the fire department meet industry minimum standards and attain 24-hour staffing to provide adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards. The period of performance runs from March 23, 2026, through March 22, 2029, with place of performance in Lincoln, Nebraska. The SAFER program provides direct funding to eligible recipients to help communities meet industry minimum standards and attain 24-hour staffing capability to fulfill traditional missions of fire departments. Recipients may request a period-of-performance extension within 120 days of expiration for Recruitment and Retention activity grants, though extensions are granted only for compelling legal, policy, or operational challenges. Awards must be accepted no later than 30 days from the award date.
Quick answers
Who received award EMW2024FF00852?
EMW2024FF00852 was awarded to Lincoln City Of by FEMA HQ Financial Assistance Awards (Federal Emergency Management Agency) on March 23, 2026.
How much is award EMW2024FF00852 worth?
$3,888,047 has been obligated on EMW2024FF00852: $2,397,629 in federal funding and $1,490,418 in non-federal funding.
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