Staffing for adequate fire and emergency response (safer)
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- EMW2024FF01743
- Recipient
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City Of LOS Angeles UEI WBR5V7KX9SL3
- Awarding agency
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FEMA HQ Financial Assistance Awards
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
- Obligated
- $6,817,969
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 97.083 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)
- Completion date 20% complete
- Funding
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- $4,204,414.04 Federal
- $2,613,554.68 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
About this award
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the City of Los Angeles Fire Department $6.817968 million on March 23, 2026, under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program (CFDA 97.083) to support firefighter recruitment, hiring, and retention. The award funds staffing activities through March 22, 2029, with place of performance in Los Angeles, California. 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. Selection occurs through a multi-phase, merit-based process in which applications are electronically pre-scored based on alignment with program priorities established by the Criteria Development Panel, then reviewed by peer evaluators using weighted criteria including project description, impact on daily operations, financial need, and cost benefit. The Fire Department executes this grant directly without identified subcontractual arrangements.
Quick answers
Who received award EMW2024FF01743?
EMW2024FF01743 was awarded to City Of LOS Angeles by FEMA HQ Financial Assistance Awards (Federal Emergency Management Agency) on March 23, 2026.
How much is award EMW2024FF01743 worth?
$6,817,969 has been obligated on EMW2024FF01743: $4,204,414 in federal funding and $2,613,555 in non-federal funding.
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