This page contains links to the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) grant programs: Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG), Fire Prevention & Safety (FP &S), and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER). The intended audiences are AFG stakeholders, which include but are not limited to award recipients and the communities they serve.
Assistance to Firefighters Grants Breaking News
STAFFING FOR ADEQUATE FIRE and EMERGENCY RESPONSE (SAFER) Grants
FY 2016 SAFER open application period is now open through January 9 and will end at 5:00 pm ET on February 10, 2017. Review the available guidance materials now:
FY 2016 SAFER Application Assistance Tools
- FY 2016 SAFER Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
- FY 2016 Economic Hardship Waiver
- FY 2016 SAFER Self-Evaluation - Hiring of Firefighters
- FY 2016 SAFER Self-Evaluation - Recruitment and Retention - Fire Departments
- FY 2016 SAFER Self-Evaluation - Recruitment and Retention – Interest Organizations
- FY 2016 SAFER Frequently Asked Questions - UPDATED
- FY 2016 SAFER Application Checklist
- FY 2016 SAFER Program Overview Webinar - NEW
For SAFER Application Guidance Materials, please visit our Documents page.
FY 2016 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS (AFG) GRANTS ANNOUNCEMENT
The FY 2016 AFG Open Application Period is now closed.
For AFG Application Guidance Materials, please visit our Documents page.
FIRE PREVENTION & SAFETY (FP&S) Grants
For FP&S Application Guidance Materials, please visit our Documents page.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Training Announcement: E705 Fundamentals of Grants Management
Location: National Emergency Training Center, Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg, MD
Please register for one of the following dates:
- April 17-20, 2017 (Deadline to register is March 6) or
- August 7-10, 2017 (Deadline to register is July 12)
AFG Help Desk
Contact the AFG Program Help Desk toll-free at 866-274-0960, or email us at firegrants@dhs.gov.
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
Assistance to Firefighters Grants
Assistance to Firefighters Grants
The primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) is to enhance the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire-related hazards by providing direct financial assistance to eligible fire departments, nonaffiliated Emergency Medical Services (EMS) organizations, and State Fire Training Academies (SFTA) for critically needed resources to equip and train emergency personnel to recognized standards, enhance operations efficiencies, foster interoperability, and support community resilience.
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants
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.
Fire Prevention & Safety Grants
Fire Prevention & Safety Grants
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.
Assistance to Firefighters Fire Station Construction Grants
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.
Assistance to Firefighters Grants Quick Links
Popular AFG links
- Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG)
- AFG Grantee Awards List
- AFG Success Stories
- Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants (SAFER)
- SAFER Grantee Awards List
- SAFER Success Stories
- Fire Prevention & Safety (FP&S) Grants
- FP&S Grantee Awards List
- FP&S Success Stories
- Grant Closeout Tutorial
- Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Email Alert Archive
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Contact Information For The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program and Help Desk
Assistance to Firefighters Grants Rules and Tools
Visit the Rules and Tools page for information about:
- Application Assistance
- Grants Management Assistance
- Alternative Grant Funding Sources
- Environmental Historic Preservation
AFG Economic Hardship Waiver Policy
The purpose of this guidance is to provide AFG and FP&S grantees with guidance on requesting a waiver or reduction of their non-federal funds cost share requirement, maintenance of effort requirement, or both, in cases of demonstrated economic hardship (an "Economic Hardship Waiver"). This guidance provides the minimum requirements for eligibility to request an Economic Hardship Waiver and the process and mechanism for requesting an Economic Hardship Waiver.
Please contact the AFG Program Help Desk with questions or comments by calling 1-866-274-0960 or email at firegrants@dhs.gov.
Grants Information Updates
AFG Funding Levels
FY 2016 Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) Funding
An appropriation of $690 million has been approved for FY 2016
- $345 million will support Fire and EMS Operations and Safety Grants, Firefighting and Emergency Vehicle Grants and Fire Prevention and Safety Grants
- $345 million will support SAFER grants