Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)
The summary for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant is detailed below.
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Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER): 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 Firefighters2. Recruitment and Retention of Volunteer FirefightersThe 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.
| Federal Grant Title: | Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) |
| Federal Agency Name: | Department of Homeland Security FEMA (DHS-DHS) |
| Grant Categories: | Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DHS-19-GPD-083-000-99 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 97.083 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | May 27th, 2020 |
| Original Application Deadline: | May 27th, 2020 |
| Posted Date: | April 7th, 2020 |
| Creation Date: | April 7th, 2020 |
| Archive Date: | June 14th, 2020 |
| Total Program Funding: | $350,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 300 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
| Last Updated: | May 15th, 2020 |
- Category Explanation
- The hiring of firefighters and the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters.
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- County governments - City or township governments - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Fire Departments and National, state, local, or federally recognized tribal organizations representing the interests of volunteer firefighters
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Program Guidance
- Grant Announcement Contact
- If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact the SAFER Help Desk at [email protected] or (866) 274-0960.
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