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.
Grant funding will support both interior and exterior renovations at Atlantic City Fire Station 2 to modernize the facility and improve its functionality
FEMA Preparedness Grants details have been announced - download the eBook now to get in on the 2025 grants cycle
FEMA is now accepting applications for over a dozen grant programs to support emergency readiness, including natural disasters and cyber threats
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
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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
Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan introduced a bill to keep SAFER and AFG going
The Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District now has around-the-clock staffing, with more positions expected to be added
“The Fire Department” celebrates the Wausau Fire Department’s recent successes and has fun in its firehouses
The Fresno department to will be able to deploy an additional emergency squad and add a fourth firefighter to six apparatus
When it comes to federal grant funds, it’s obvious many public safety agencies are not following the rules
Volunteer leaders must dare to do something different in the recruitment and retention of fire department members
From initial diagnosis through treatment and, ultimately, the feeling of rain on my scalp
Some departments have not received a denial letter, nor have they received an award. How should they proceed for their 2022 AFG application?
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