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	A program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), grants are awarded to fire departments to enhance their ability to protect the public and fire service personnel from fire and related hazards. Three types of grants are available: Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S), and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER). This Website provides a description of the three types of grants available and offers resources to help fire departments prepare and submit grant requests plus information on the new SCG Grant.
	2009 Application period closed. Application Period Now Closed Thank you for another successful application year. 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 services organizations. AFG Grants Home Help Desk: 1-866-274-0960 or firegrants@dhs.gov Next Application period: To be determined The SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) Grant was created to provide funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations in order to help them increase the number of trained, "front-line" firefighters available in their communities. SAFER Grants Home   Help Desk: 1-866-274-0960 or firegrants@dhs.gov 2008 FP&S application period closed. Next application period: Fall 2009 The Fire Prevention and Safety Grants (FP&S) grants support projects that enhance the safety of the public and firefighters from fire and related hazards. The primary goal is to target high-risk populations, firefighter safety and mitigate high incidences of death and injury. Examples of the types of projects supported by FP&S include fire prevention and public safety education campaigns, juvenile fire setter interventions, media campaigns, and arson prevention and awareness programs. FP&S Grants Home Help Desk: 1-866-274-0960 or firegrants@dhs.gov   FY 2009 Application Period Now Closed Application Period Now Closed The FY 2009 SCG Grants application period has closed. Applications for these grants were due by July 10, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Station Construction Grant (SCG) was established as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to provide financial assistance for fire departments to build or modify fire stations, which will enhance the departments response to their community. SCG Grants Home
	Stimulus Package As many of you are aware, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Public Law 111-5) provided FEMA with $510 million dollars in grant funds for the following programs: $150M for the Port Security Grant Program; $150M for the Transit Security Grant Program; and $210M for Fire Station Construction The Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) of FEMA, which includes the AFG Program Office, has been working closely with a number of stakeholders over the last six weeks to solicit input on how these programs should look.   We are very appreciative of all of the good information we've received from a number of constituencies.  We have developed draft guidance, which is currently going through leadership review.  At present, we plan on announcing these three guidance packages in late May.  We will ensure that notification is issued when the Fire Station Construction application becomes available. August 21, 2009 Round 41 of the FY 2008 AFG Awards The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today the forty-first round of Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Assistance to Firefighters Grants, awarding 76 grants totaling $8.3 million to fire departments within the United States. Round 3 of the FY 2008 FP&S Awards The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today the 3rd round of Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Fire Prevention and Safety Grants, awarding 21 grants totaling $4.3 million to fire departments within the United States. Awards for the 2008 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Announced The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today awards for the Fiscal Year 2008 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant (SAFER) awarding 23 grants to fire departments in the United States. May 29, 2009 SCG Program Guidance Now Available The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released the 2009 Program Guidance for the Assistance to Firefighters Fire Station Construction Grant. May 1, 2009 AFG Federal Register Notice From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This Notice provides guidelines that describe the application process for grants and the criteria for awarding grants in the 2009 Assistance to Firefighters Grant program year, as well as an explanation for any differences with the guidelines recommended by representatives of the Nation’s fire service leadership during the annual Criteria Development meeting. June 2008 NFPA 1001/State Equivalent Training Standard for FY2008 In the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) a stronger emphasis has been placed on the importance of training. In their recommendations to DHS about priorities and areas of emphasis for AFG, fire service representatives have underscored the criticality of having trained firefighters to carry out daily operations. It improves the effectiveness of the operation, it enhances the safety of the firefighter, and it provides interoperability in the sense that similarly trained individuals have similar concepts of operations and expected roles and responsibilities in the incident command. Read More.. View Success Stories:   AFG Stories   |   FP&S Stories Featured Story		Program Overview Program Documents Program FAQs Grant Management Tutorial Fire Service Resources Glossary of Terms AFG Home FP&S Home SAFER Home SCG Home Awards: AFG | FP&S | SAFER FAQs: AFG | FP&S | SAFER | SCG Access grant applications and manage existing grants. Access E-Grant Application Sign up for official updates and news about the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. Sign Up To Receive Newsletter Contact the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Help Desk with any questions or comments: 1-866-274-0960 firegrants@dhs.gov Need to locate a regional Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Representative? AFG Regional Contacts Do you have an AFG, SAFER or FP&S Grant success story? We want to hear from you if you do. Submit Your Success Story

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