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Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program

Department of Homeland Security - FEMA

Funding Amount

$0 - $0

Deadline

June 22, 2026

20 days left

Grant Type

federal

Overview

Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program

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 firefighters. SAFER offers grants to support activities in two activities: 1. Hiring of Firefighters 2. Recruitment and Retention of Volunteer Firefighters The authority for SAFER is derived from Section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (Pub. L. No. 93-498, as amended) (15 U.S.C. § 2229a).

Details

  • Agency: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA
  • Department: Department of Homeland Security
  • Opportunity #: DHS-25-GPD-083-00-99
  • Total Funding: $324,000,000
  • Instrument: grant

Eligibility

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

Eligibility

Eligible Applicant Types

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Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

fire-departmentsfirst-responders

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