Local Firefighting and Emergency Services Training

The Department of Justice (DOJ) administered the Local Firefighting and Emergency Services Training program (CFDA 16.599) to fund emergency responder preparedness, with the most recent grant award issued on June 1, 2002—more than two decades ago. The program is effectively inactive; no new grant awards have been disbursed since 2002, and no recent grant opportunities are posted. The three awards on record span 1999 to 2002 at a rate of roughly one award per year during that window.

The program funded concrete operational and training initiatives for emergency services. Awarded grants supported weapons of mass destruction training for emergency responders ($1,112,484), domestic preparedness training and technical assistance ($1,000,000), and interoperable radio equipment procurement ($70,000). All three awards were Project Grants, constituting 100 percent of the program's assistance-type distribution.

The Department of Justice was the sole funding agency, obligating $2.2 million in combined federal dollars across all three awards. Award magnitudes ranged from $70,000 to $1,112,484, with typical mid-range awards in the $1 million band. No matching or cost-share requirements are evident from the award records.

This program is not a viable pursuit pathway. The extended funding hiatus—more than two decades with no new awards—indicates the program line has been superseded, consolidated, or dormant. No current solicitation is available, and the DOJ's emergency responder funding has likely migrated to other Assistance Listings such as CFDA 16.616 (Bulletproof Vest Partnership) or related preparedness programs. BD professionals should verify the program's current status with DOJ before allocating pursuit resources, and investigate successor or parallel funding lines for emergency services training and equipment.