Staffing for adequate fire and emergency response (safer)

Active Project Grant Awarded Last action

Award ID
EMW2024FF00978
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$674,007

Award facts

Assistance listing
97.083 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)
Completion date 20% complete
Funding
  • $415,637.92 Federal
  • $258,369.56 Non-federal
Place of performance
Englewood, NJ 07631, USA

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About this award

The City of Englewood received a $674,007.48 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program (CFDA 97.083), with an award date of March 19, 2026, and an ultimate completion date of March 18, 2029. This three-year award supports firefighter staffing initiatives, consistent with the SAFER program's core mission of helping communities meet industry minimum standards and achieve 24-hour staffing levels to provide adequate fire protection and emergency response services.

The grant funds the hiring of frontline firefighters and recruitment and retention activities for volunteer firefighters serving the City of Englewood, New Jersey. This represents the city's second SAFER award in consecutive years, following a $1.149 million SAFER grant awarded in March 2025, demonstrating the municipality's ongoing commitment to enhancing emergency services capacity and operational readiness through federal support.

Quick answers

Who received award EMW2024FF00978?

EMW2024FF00978 was awarded to City Of Englewood by FEMA HQ Financial Assistance Awards (Federal Emergency Management Agency) on March 19, 2026.

How much is award EMW2024FF00978 worth?

$674,007 has been obligated on EMW2024FF00978: $415,638 in federal funding and $258,370 in non-federal funding.

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