Town Of Auburn

Town of Auburn, operating as Auburn Fire Dept, is a U.S. local government entity based in Auburn, Massachusetts, that acts primarily as a federal grant sub-recipient (89% of its award footprint) and secondarily as a prime grant recipient. The entity does not hold federal contracts or IDVs; its entire federal footprint consists of grant awards routed through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Education, channeled via the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as the prime grantee for most sub-awards.

Auburn Fire Dept's federal grant footprint centers on two distinct operational areas. As a prime recipient, the municipality holds a $3.1 million Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant (CFDA 97.083) from FEMA, awarded on March 23, 2026, with a three-year project period through March 22, 2029. This grant funds direct firefighter staffing and recruitment and retention initiatives for volunteer firefighters, expanding the department's operational and emergency response capacity within the municipality. As a sub-recipient, Auburn Fire Dept receives pass-through funding from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education across multiple federal nutrition and education programs. The sub-award portfolio, spanning from late 2023 through early 2025, includes allocations under the Child Nutrition Programs (food service support for low-income children and afterschool programs), the Local Food Purchasing Initiative (targeting small business and socially disadvantaged farmer suppliers), COVID-19 relief and pandemic-response programs, and special education service delivery and academic improvement initiatives including English learner support and high-poverty school interventions.

Activity has been highly concentrated in 2024, when 31 of the entity's 38 total awards were issued — predominantly sub-awards from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The top five customer agencies by award count account for 95% of recent awards, split between the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (11 awards), the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (11 awards), the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service (6 awards), the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (5 awards), and FEMA Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards (3 awards). Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $6.3 million. Auburn Fire Dept does not operate on parent contract vehicles, GWACs, or IDIQs and does not pursue federal contracting work; its federal footprint is entirely grant-based and locally administered through municipal fire department and school operations.