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FY 2020 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant

ID: DHS-20-GPD-083-00-99 • Type: Posted
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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.

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Overview

Agency
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) [DHS]
Category of Funding
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
97.083 - Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 2/1/21 Federal Emergency Management Agency posted grant opportunity DHS-20-GPD-083-00-99 for FY 2020 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant with funding of $355.0 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. 1, 2021, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
March 12, 2021, 12:00 a.m. EST Past Due
Last Updated
Feb. 1, 2021, 9:44 a.m. EST
Version
1
Archive Date
April 11, 2021

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
City or township governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
County governments
Additional Info
Fire Departments, National, state, local, or federally recognized tribal organizations representing the interests of volunteer firefighters.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
Not Listed
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$355,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
300

Contacts

Contact
Casey Ryan Grantor
Contact Email
gmd-systems-branch@fema.gov
Contact Phone
(203) 832-2175
Additional Information
Program Guidance
Additional Information Site
https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/firefighters

Documents

Posted documents for DHS-20-GPD-083-00-99

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