Roper Fire Department, Inc.

Roper Fire Department, Inc. is a tax-exempt corporate entity located in Roper, North Carolina, registered with SAM.gov since November 2022. As a non-profit fire department organization, it serves the rural community of Roper by providing fire protection and emergency response services. Through federal grant awards, Roper Fire Department, Inc. receives funding to enhance its operational capabilities, equipment, training programs, and community infrastructure to strengthen public safety and emergency response services in its rural jurisdiction.

Roper Fire Department, Inc. has successfully secured three federal grant awards totaling $847,505.00 to support its fire protection and community facility initiatives. Most recently, in September 2025, the organization received a $127,505.00 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program (CFDA 97.044), which runs through September 2027 and will fund equipment acquisition, firefighter training programs, and health and wellness initiatives to enhance operational capabilities and personnel wellbeing. Additionally, the department received a $720,000.00 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766), awarded in July 2024 with a completion date of July 2026, supporting the construction and improvement of community facilities that deliver critical fire protection and public safety services to rural residents. The organization also received a Community Facility Grants award from the Rural Utilities Service in July 2023, with a completion period through July 2025. These grants demonstrate Roper Fire Department, Inc.'s focus on securing federal funding to improve emergency response infrastructure, enhance firefighter capabilities and wellness, and strengthen the delivery of essential public safety services to its rural North Carolina community.