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Senior Fire Safe Program (Fire Safety Inspection and Alarm Installation)

Fdny Foundation Inc

Funding Amount

$685,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

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Cycle
One-time opportunity
Tracked since
April 2026

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Geography

  • Must be senior citizen, deaf/hard of hearing, person with disability, or homebound resident
  • Must reside in one of the identified Community Boards

Other requirements

  • Senior citizens living in identified vulnerable neighborhoods
  • Members of deaf and hard of hearing community
  • People with disabilities who are homebound
  • Cost: Free program

Overview

Senior Fire Safe Program

Overview: Fire safety inspection and alarm installation program for senior citizens living in neighborhoods most vulnerable to fire, funded by FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Fire Prevention and Safety Grant.

Funding Source: $685,000 from FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Fire Prevention and Safety Grant, secured by U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand

Geographic Scope: New York City communities with highest fire risk

Target Communities:

  • Manhattan: CB 11 (East Harlem), CB 12 (Washington Heights, Inwood)

  • Bronx: CB 5 (South Bronx), CB 10 (East Bronx)

  • Brooklyn: CB 12 (Central Brooklyn), CB 13 (Coney Island, Brighton Beach, Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Seagate)

  • Queens: CB 4 (Corona, Corona Heights, Elmhurst, Newtown), CB 7 (Flushing, Bay Terrace, College Point, Whitestone, Malba, Beechhurst, Queensboro Hill, Willets Point)

  • Staten Island: CB 3 (Hurricane Sandy-affected area)
  • Eligible Participants:

  • Senior citizens living in identified vulnerable neighborhoods

  • Members of deaf and hard of hearing community

  • People with disabilities who are homebound
  • Services Provided:

  • Free, in-home fire safety reviews

  • Installation of combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms with 10-year batteries

  • Group presentations on fire safety education

  • Reach to thousands of New Yorkers
  • Background:

  • Continuation of pilot program following Hurricane Sandy

  • Data: 25 New Yorkers died in fires with no working smoke alarms in prior year; 75% of fatal fires have no working smoke alarm

  • FDNY responded to nearly 22,000 cardiac arrest incidents (2013)
  • Contact:

  • Email: Available through website

  • Phone: (718) 281-3872
  • How to Apply

    How to Apply / How to Schedule

    1. Contact FDNY Foundation to schedule free in-home fire safety review
    2. Phone: (718) 281-3872
    3. Email: Contact through FDNY Foundation website
    4. Service: FDNY Fire Safety Education Unit will:
    - Schedule convenient home visit
    - Conduct fire safety review
    - Install combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
    - Provide fire safety education materials

    Eligibility Confirmation:

  • Must be senior citizen, deaf/hard of hearing, person with disability, or homebound resident

  • Must reside in one of the identified Community Boards
  • Cost: Free program

    What Fdny Foundation Inc actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

    Grants in 2025
    1
    Total given
    $3.94M
    Median grant
    $3.94M
    • By dollars: New York 100%. Top recipient cities: Brooklyn, NY.

    Example grants

    • New York City Fire Department · Brooklyn, NY

      Training and education

      $3.94M

    IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

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    Fields of Work

    seniorsfire-departmentsdisabled

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