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FY 2025 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants for Fire Departments

DHS FEMA’s SAFER Grant Program provides funding to help fire departments increase frontline staffing. Grants support hiring firefighters and recruiting or retaining volunteer firefighters, using authority under the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act. This is a program overview for FY 2025 rather than a specific award notice.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate implements and administers the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants. SAFER grants provide financial assistance to help fire departments increase frontline…

Funding Source

Agency: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA

Awards & funding

Total Funding: $324M

Eligibility

Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Fire Departments, National, state, local, or federally recognized tribal organizations representing the interests of volunteer firefighters

Dates

Open Date: May 18, 2026
Close Date: June 22, 2026

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