Staffing for adequate fire and emergency response (SAFER)
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- EMW2024FF01884
- Recipient
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County Of Hopkins UEI PCRFFGUQPLE9
- Awarding agency
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FEMA HQ Financial Assistance Awards
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
- Obligated
- $211,911
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 97.083 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)
- Completion date 21% complete
- Funding
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- $130,678.43 Federal
- $81,232.57 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Sulphur Springs, TX 75482, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
About this award
SAFER Grant Award Summary
County Of Hopkins received a $211,911 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program (CFDA 97.083) on March 19, 2026. The award is scheduled for completion by March 18, 2029 and supports firefighter hiring, deployment, and volunteer recruitment and retention initiatives for Hopkins County's fire department and emergency response operations in Sulphur Springs, Texas. The SAFER program provides direct funding to help communities meet industry minimum standards for 24-hour staffing and adequate fire protection capabilities.
The grant enables Hopkins County to address firefighter staffing needs through two primary activities: hiring frontline firefighters and recruiting and retaining volunteer firefighters. These efforts support the county's ability to fulfill traditional fire department missions and maintain adequate emergency response capacity in the Sulphur Springs area. The award represents Hopkins County's direct participation as a prime grant recipient in FEMA's merit-based selection process, which evaluates applications based on project description, financial need, operational impact, and cost-benefit analysis.
Quick answers
Who received award EMW2024FF01884?
EMW2024FF01884 was awarded to County Of Hopkins by FEMA HQ Financial Assistance Awards (Federal Emergency Management Agency) on March 19, 2026.
How much is award EMW2024FF01884 worth?
$211,911 has been obligated on EMW2024FF01884: $130,678 in federal funding and $81,233 in non-federal funding.
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