Staffing for adequate fire and emergency response (SAFER)
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- EMW2024FF01946
- Recipient
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Town Of Manchester UEI ZB6DKMW5ACT3
- Awarding agency
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FEMA HQ Financial Assistance Awards
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
- Obligated
- $1,338,445
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 97.083 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)
- Completion date 21% complete
- Funding
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- $825,374.53 Federal
- $513,070.67 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA 01944, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
About this award
The Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea received a $1.34M Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program (CFDA 97.083), awarded on March 19, 2026, with performance through March 18, 2029. This award directly funds the hiring and retention of frontline firefighters and volunteer emergency responders to help the municipality meet industry minimum staffing standards and maintain 24-hour fire protection and emergency response capabilities.
As a civilian assistance award to a Massachusetts municipality, the SAFER grant supports operational staffing expansion for the town's fire and emergency services. The three-year funding period enables the Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea to address documented staffing gaps and enhance community safety by sustaining adequate personnel levels to fulfill traditional fire department missions and mitigate fire-related hazards. This award reflects FEMA's merit-based selection process, which prioritizes applications demonstrating financial need, operational impact, and cost-effective solutions to firefighter recruitment and retention challenges.
Quick answers
Who received award EMW2024FF01946?
EMW2024FF01946 was awarded to Town Of Manchester by FEMA HQ Financial Assistance Awards (Federal Emergency Management Agency) on March 19, 2026.
How much is award EMW2024FF01946 worth?
$1,338,445 has been obligated on EMW2024FF01946: $825,375 in federal funding and $513,071 in non-federal funding.
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