Firefighter Health and Safety

The Department of Homeland Security administers the Firefighter Health and Safety program (CFDA 97.105), which supports firefighter and emergency medical service health and safety outreach efforts; the program has not disbursed grant awards since October 2010, over sixteen years ago.

The portfolio contains only two Project Grants, both awarded between September 2009 and October 2010. No grant opportunities have been posted recently, and no active solicitation is evident in the source material. The program appears dormant based on the absence of awards or opportunities in the past decade and a half.

The two historical awards funded firefighter health and safety initiatives under Project Grant assistance type. Award magnitudes were modest: one grant obligated approximately $31 thousand and the other approximately $14 thousand, with completion dates in 2012 and 2013 respectively. The Department of Homeland Security was the sole funding agency across both awards.

Given the absence of recent grant activity, open opportunities, or evidence of program continuation, this program warrants caution. Organizations should confirm current program status and funding intent with the Department of Homeland Security before investing significant business development resources. The sixteen-year gap since the last award raises substantial questions about whether the program remains active or has been superseded by other DHS firefighter support mechanisms.