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…
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Awards & funding
Eligibility
Fire Departments, National, state, local, or federally recognized tribal organizations representing the interests of volunteer firefighters
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