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Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)

ID: DHS-18-GPD-083-000-99 • Type: Posted

Description

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).
The notice of funding opportunity document provides potential applicants with the details of the requirements, processing, and evaluation of an application for financial assistance for both of these activity areas.

Overview

Category of Funding
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
On 2/8/19 the Department of Homeland Security posted grant opportunity DHS-18-GPD-083-000-99 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) with funding of $350.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 97.083 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER). It is expected that 300 total grants will be made.

Timing

Posted Date
Feb. 8, 2019, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
March 22, 2019, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Last Updated
Feb. 8, 2019, 1:57 p.m. EST
Version
1
Archive Date
April 21, 2019

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
County governments
City or township governments
Additional Info
Fire DepartmentsNational, state, local, or federally recognized tribal organizations representing the interests of volunteer firefighters

Award Sizing

Ceiling
Not Listed
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$350,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
300

Contacts

Contact
Colin Treverton Grantor
Contact Email
Email Description
SAFER Help Desk
Contact Phone
(202) 786-9845
Additional Information
Program Guidance

Documents

Posted documents for DHS-18-GPD-083-000-99

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