Staffing for adequate fire and emergency response (SAFER)
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- EMW2024FF00948
- Recipient
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Citrus County Florida UEI H2TGV5FM16F8
- Awarding agency
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FEMA HQ Financial Assistance Awards
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
- Obligated
- $3,404,700
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 97.083 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)
- Completion date 21% complete
- Funding
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- $2,099,565.00 Federal
- $1,305,135.00 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Crystal River, FL, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
About this award
The Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards awarded Citrus County, Florida $3.404700 million under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program on March 23, 2026, for a period of performance through March 22, 2029. The recipient is a county-level political subdivision located in Inverness, Florida, performing work at Crystal River, 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 to fulfill traditional missions of fire departments. The source does not specify the particular staffing, equipment, or operational activities this award funds for Citrus County.
Citrus County has previously leveraged SAFER and related firefighter grants totaling more than $4.3 million to support firefighter recruitment, retention, equipment acquisition, and emergency medical services training. The recipient also holds active grants from the Federal Transit Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Bureau of Justice Assistance, and Corporation for National and Community Service, demonstrating established capacity to manage federal assistance across multiple service sectors and hazard mitigation activities.
Quick answers
Who received award EMW2024FF00948?
EMW2024FF00948 was awarded to Citrus County Florida by FEMA HQ Financial Assistance Awards (Federal Emergency Management Agency) on March 23, 2026.
How much is award EMW2024FF00948 worth?
$3,404,700 has been obligated on EMW2024FF00948: $2,099,565 in federal funding and $1,305,135 in non-federal funding.
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