Sheridan Fire District

Sheridan Fire District, doing business as Sherdian Rural Fire District, is a U.S. local government entity based in Sheridan, Oregon, that receives federal grant funding for firefighter staffing, equipment procurement, training, and health and wellness initiatives as a prime recipient under FEMA programs. The fire district does not hold federal contracts and operates exclusively as a grant recipient; it has no subcontracting footprint.

The district's federal grant portfolio centers on FEMA's Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program (CFDA 97.083) and the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program (CFDA 97.044). Recent awards include a $846,738 SAFER grant awarded March 19, 2026, with performance extending through March 18, 2029, supporting enhanced firefighter staffing and emergency response capabilities, and a $200,000 AFG award made September 30, 2025, with completion through September 29, 2027, covering equipment procurement, personnel training, and firefighter health and wellness. Prior AFG funding includes a $200,000.20 grant awarded August 30, 2021, through August 29, 2023. The district's total federal grant portfolio across multiple FEMA programs exceeds $1.2 million.

Customer concentration is narrow: the Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards unit accounts for four tracked awards, with two additional FEMA awards also present in the portfolio. Activity is sparse — one award in 2021, one in 2022, one in 2025, and one in 2026 — reflecting the fire district's reliance on cyclical federal grant competitions rather than sustained contract vehicles. No awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months outside the recompete window. The district's federal funding strategy is exclusively grant-based and focused on internal operational capacity building rather than vendor service delivery or equipment supply; it does not function as a service provider to other federal agencies or as a defense supplier.