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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. |
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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:
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 We have developed draft guidance, which is currently going through leadership review.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 3 of the FY 2008 FP&S Awards Awards for the 2008 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Announced May 29, 2009 May 1, 2009
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Program Overview
Program Documents Program FAQs Grant Management Tutorial Fire Service Resources Glossary of Terms
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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.
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