Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District

Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District, a not-for-profit emergency response organization based in Sweet Home, Oregon, operates exclusively in the federal grant space as a prime recipient, receiving funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service for wildfire mitigation, emergency preparedness, and firefighting capacity.

The district's recent grant footprint centers on three federal agencies. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards dominates the customer base with six awards across two programs: the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (CFDA 97.044) and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant (CFDA 97.083). The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 6-Pacific Northwest Region has issued two awards, both in 2026, totaling $9.95 million. The district also holds one sub-award under the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (HPP R2 program, awarded September 26, 2024, as a sub-recipient under the Oregon Health Authority-Public Health).

The district's concrete capability work spans equipment procurement, personnel staffing, and hazardous fuel reduction aligned with wildfire risk mitigation. Representative prime awards include a $8.71 million Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CFDA 10.720) from USDA Forest Service Region 6, awarded February 12, 2026, through December 31, 2030, funding hazardous fuel reduction activities, community education, and wildfire preparedness measures in the district's Oregon service area; a $1.34 million FY26 Community Project Funds award (CFDA 10.741) from USDA Forest Service Region 6, awarded July 17, 2026, establishing and staffing a dedicated wildland hand crew for active suppression and mutual aid; and a $133,200 Assistance to Firefighters Grant from FEMA, awarded September 30, 2025, for firefighting equipment and personal protective equipment procurement. The district has received three AFG awards within the past three years ($432,554 in September 2022, $170,515 in July 2024, and $133,200 in September 2025) and two SAFER staffing grants ($186,113 in March 2022 and $281,116 in November 2023).

Activity has been modest and episodic — two awards each in 2022, 2024, and 2026 — with only one award (combined value) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The district operates with no federal contract prime position and no parent contract vehicles; all work flows through federal grant programs rather than IDIQs, GWACs, or BPAs.