Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Overview

Grants are awarded to fire departments to enhance their ability to protect the public and fire service personnel from fire and related hazards. Start learning about the three grants programs below and utilize the provided resources to help prepare and submit grant requests.
 

 

Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG)

The primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) is to meet the firefighting and emergency response needs of fire departments and nonaffiliated emergency medical service organizations. Since 2001, AFG has helped firefighters and other first responders to obtain critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training and other resources needed to protect the public and emergency personnel from fire and related hazards.

 

Staffing For Adequate Fire & Emergency Response Grants (SAFER)

The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants was created to provide funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to help them increase the number of trained, "front line" firefighters available in their communities. The goal of SAFER is to enhance the local fire departments' abilities to comply with staffing, response and operational standards established by the NFPA and OSHA (NFPA 1710 and/or NFPA 1720 and OSHA 1910.134). For details visit NFPA.org.

 

Fire Prevention & Safety Grants (FP&S)

The Fire Prevention & Safety (FP&S) Grants are part of the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) and support projects that enhance the safety of the public and firefighters from fire and related hazards. The primary goal is to reduce injury and prevent death among high-risk populations. In 2005, Congress reauthorized funding for FP&S and expanded the eligible uses of funds to include Firefighter Safety Research and Development.
 

 

Assistance to Firefighters Station Construction Grants (SCG)

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) provided the Department of Homeland Security with $210,000,000 to fund the 2009 Assistance to Firefighters Fire Station Construction Grants (SCG). This one-time grant opportunity provided 120 fire departments with financial assistance to build new fire stations or modify existing stations, in order to enhance response capabilities and protect the community from fire and fire-related hazards.

 

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GRANTS INFORMATION UPDATES

AFG Funding and Application Schedule

An appropriation of $640 million has been approved for FY 2013

• $320.3 million will support Fire and EMS Operations and Safety Grants, Firefighting and Emergency Vehicle Grants and Fire Prevention and Safety Grants
• $320.3 million will support SAFER grants

Grant Closeout Updates

Grant Closeout Tutorial

• AFG award recipients are required to submit a final Closeout Report at the end of their grant Period of Performance. This tutorial will assist grantees with understanding and filling-out the various sections of the Closeout Report.
  
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Available Grantee Closeout Modules  

• FY 2009 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)
• FY 2009 Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S)
• FY 2010 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)
• FY 2010 Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S)

All Other AFG and FP&S Grantees

• All other AFG and FP&S awardees should submit their grant closeout reports on schedule, that is, within 90 days of the end of the grant's period of performance.
• If you have questions or problems about closing out your grant, please contact the AFG Help Desk at 1-866-274-0960 or by e-mail: firegrants@dhs.gov.

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Award Announcements

AFG, SAFER and FP&S Award Announcements

Award announcements are updated weekly when awards have been issued. Search the list by state, award amount or by city to see which departments received funding. If you have questions regarding the AFG Grants, you can reach the FEMA's Grants Programs Directorate (GPD) AFG program staff at 1-866-274-0960 or e-mail at firegrants@fema.dhs.gov.

• Click here to search the AFG list
• Click here to search the SAFER list
• Click here to search the FP & S list

Help

The Help Desk is Available to Answer Your Questions

The AFG Program has Fire Program Specialists in 10 federal regional centers. These Regional Fire Program Specialists respond to questions about the AFG program and carry out grant monitoring activities. View regional contacts

Contact the AFG Program Help Desk with questions or comments by calling 1-866-274- 0960 or email at firegrants@dhs.gov.
 

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