Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants

The summary for the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants
	CFDA Number:	97.083
	CFDA Description:	Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Homeland Security FEMA
	Category of Funding Activity:	Employment Labor and Training
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DHS-10-GPD-083-000-01
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Aug 17, 2010
	Creation Date:	Aug 16, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 17, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 17, 2010
	Archive Date:	Oct 17, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	400
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$420,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$0
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: County governments - City or township governments - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Fire Departments, Statewide or Local Volunteer Firefighter Interest Organizations
Grant Description: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate is responsible for the implementation and administration of the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants. SAFER grants provide financial assistance to help fire departments increase their cadre of frontline firefighters or to rehire firefighters that have been laid off. The goal is to assist local fire departments with staffing and deployment capabilities so they may respond to emergencies whenever they occur, assuring their communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards. SAFER offers grants to support activities in two categories: (1) Hiring of Firefighters and (2) Recruitment and Retention of Volunteer Firefighters.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: www.firegrantsupport.com
Grant Announcement Contact: AFG Help Desk 1-866-274-0960

firegrants@dhs.gov [firegrants@dhs.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • FY 2008 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER); • Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER); • Staffing of Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program; • Staffting for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant