Fire Grants
FireRescue1’s Fire Grants section provides a comprehensive database of grants, news, information and resources to help firefighters identify and secure available grant funding.
From feedback analysis to data improvements, here’s how agencies can regroup and reapply with better results
Beyond the widely publicized cuts to FEMA, the budget would eliminate two programs that help communities fund apparatus and stations
The Stevensville Town Council approved a payment to grant writers for an AFG application that would fund 127 new radios for Ravalli County fire departments
The Senate version of the DHS Appropriations bill would cut AFG and SAFER grant funding by $22 million
Call your senators about restoring the proposed $22 million in fire grant program cuts
Anniston firefighters will have LUNAR devices added to their gear to enhance safety and communication
AFG funds will help 3 departments replace their complete inventory of self-contained breathing apparatus
Grants will facilitate the development of EV charging infrastructure, installation of charging stations, and the implementation of educational programs
The East Hartford Fire Department will use the federal money for TICs, equipment and training
Simple steps can help you show FEMA that you are in compliance with grant requirements
The funds will provide six fire departments with PPE, training and supplies
Dearborn and Melvindale fire departments will use the AFG money for new SCBA
Mayor Eric Adams hopes the stations will give delivery workers a safer way to charge lithium-ion batteries
Almost all of Lexington’s public safety divisions have struggled with turnover since the pandemic
Funded by a $38K Cal Water grant, the 7,000-gallon capacity HeloPod allows helicopters to fill up while hovering
McAlester’s new fire trucks will carry 1,000 gallons of water as well as rescue, extrication tools
An AFG grant will help Troy firefighters keep their PPE clean and reduce their exposure to cancer-causing carcinogens
Darien firefighters replace a 20-year-ol gas powered system with Homatro Pentheon tools
Topsham Fire Rescue program will focus on seniors and non-emergency calls
Learn practical information like where to look for grants, how to create a strong application and best practices when writing your case
Best practices for a successful grant application
7 FDs will use the FEMA grant to recruit and equip as many as 80 firefighters over the next 4 years
Black requested that the AFG and SAFER programs be authorized through FY 2030 and that the USFA be authorized through FY 2030 with an increased authorization of $95M per year
21 volunteer fire departments in the Capital Region Firefighter Recruitment Campaign are aiming to recruit 200 firefighters by 2025
As chief, Troy Cailler hired Sabattus’ first full-time firefighters, used grants to buy new equipment and secured funds for a new station
Urgency drives Congress to act before program expires
The House will next consider the legislation that also would allot $95M a year to the U.S. Fire Administration
The agency is looking for feedback about SAM.gov, NFIRS, FEMA GO and other Assistance to Firefighters Grants program application issues
Ashtabula received the third-largest grant nationwide and the maximum award for a municipality of its size
The bill would renew the Assistance to Firefighters and SAFER grant programs and reauthorize and increase funding for the U.S. Fire Administration
Detailing the data collection and technical assistance tool that recipients of federal funding from DHS are now required to complete
More than 100 communities will receive U.S. grants to supplement pay for wildland firefighters and to provide housing for fire personnel
