Fiscal Year 2024 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DHS-24-GPD-083-00-99
- Agency
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Homeland Security
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Not on record
- Categories
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- Other
- Agriculture
- Eligible applicants
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- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- City/Township Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- County Governments
- Points of contact
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- FEMA GO Help Desk femago@fema.dhs.gov (877) 585-3242
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Fiscal Year 2024 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), provides financial assistance to local fire departments to enhance their emergency response capabilities. The program focuses on two primary activities: hiring new firefighters and supporting the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofits, city/township governments, tribal governments, and county governments. The notice of funding opportunity outlines the detailed requirements, processing, and evaluation of applications for this funding opportunity. Applicants must submit their applications through the FEMA Grants Outcomes (GO) system by July 3, 2025.
The SAFER grant program offers a substantial commitment to supporting local fire departments, with award amounts ranging from approximately $357,671 to $16,880,908, with most awards clustered around $1 million to $7 million. The typical project period is three years, running from March 2025 to March 2028. The grants aim to ensure communities across the United States have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards by strengthening local fire departments' staffing and deployment capabilities.
Synopsis
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate implements and administers the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants. SAFER grants provide financial assistance to help fire departments increase frontline firefighters. SAFER offers grants to support activities in two activities:
1. Hiring of Firefighters
2. Recruitment and Retention of Volunteer Firefighters
The authority for SAFER is derived from Section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (Pub. L. No. 93-498, as amended) (15 U.S.C. § 2229a).
The notice of funding opportunity document provides potential applicants with the details of the requirements, processing, and evaluation of an application for financial assistance for both of these activity areas.
Applicants can submit applications for this funding opportunity through FEMA Grants Outcomes (GO). Access the system at https://go.fema.gov/
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FY24 SAFER NOFO Final_508 (2).pdf |
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