Staffing of Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Staffing of Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program
	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:	Other
	Category Explanation:	The purpose of the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants is to help fire departments increase their cadre of firefighters. The programs goal is to enhance the local fire departments ability to attain and maintain 24-hour st
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	SAFER-06
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	May 30, 2006
	Creation Date:	May 23, 2006
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 30, 2006 Applications for SAFER grants will be accepted on or about May 30, 2006, to June 30, 2006. Monitor the AFG program and USFA Websites for up-to-date information on the dates of the application period. Completed applications must be submitted electronically or otherwise received by the AFG program office on or before the close of business (5 p.m. EDT) on the last day of the application period. No late, incomplete, or faxed applications will be accepted. No electronically submitted applications other than those submitted online via the automated grant application system will be accepted. If you do not have access to the Internet, contact us directly (1-866-274-0960) to request a paper copy of the application via mail. We will not send the paper applications to you via overnight delivery, fax or e-mail. The only legitimate paper application is the application that the AFG program office sends you-do not use any paper application that you did not receive directly from the AFG program office. Do not print the screens from the online application and submit them as your application. Any paper application that is not in the correct format will be deemed ineligible.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jul 01, 2006
	Expected Number of Awards:	250
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$110,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$0
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants can apply for a SAFER grant online via the DHS "e-grants" application process. The online application can be accessed through the following websites: the USFA Website at www.usfa.fema.gov, or the Website of the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program at www.firegrantsupport.com, or accessed directly at https://portal.fema.gov. Potential applicants must be aware that eligibility is contingent upon a stable budget. Grants will not be awarded to a municipality or other recipient whose annual operational budget has been reduced below 80 percent of the average annual funding in the three years prior to the date of application. Each department or organization can submit only one application per application period. Applicants may apply for either the Hiring of Firefighters or for the Recruitment and Retention of Volunteer Firefighters or both on the same application. However, we will evaluate applications that include requests for both activities in their entirety and fund them accordingly, i.e., we will not make a partial award for one of the two activities. It is not necessary to for the applicant to write two separate narratives, however, applicants that are requesting assistance in both activities should be sure to address both activities under each of the applicable narrative elements (see pages 12 and 13 for details regarding the requisite narrative elements). The system will allow one authorized representative of a department to log in and create a username and password for the department. Previous grant applicants for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program or the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants MUST USE THE SAME USERNAME AND PASSWORD THAT WAS USED FOR THEIR PREVIOUS APPLICATIONS. The selection of the authorized representative is at the discretion of each applicant.
Grant Description: The purpose of the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants is to help fire departments increase their cadre of firefighters. The programs goal is to enhance the local fire departments ability to attain and maintain 24-hour staffing, thus assuring their communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards. The SAFER grants have two activities that will help grantees in this endeavor: (1) hiring of firefighters and (2) recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: www.firegrantsupport.com www.firegrantsupport.com
Grant Announcement Contact: Tom Harrington
Deputy Program Director
Phone 1-866-274-0960 Tom.Harrington@dhs.gov Tom.Harrington@dhs.gov
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