Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG)
The summary for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) grant is detailed below.
This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.
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Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG): The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agencys (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate implements and administers the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. The AFG program provides financial assistance to help fire departments, nonaffiliated Emergency Medical Service (EMS) organizations and State Fire Training Academies (SFTA): for critically needed resources to protect the public, to train emergency personnel, and to foster interoperability and support community resilience, as well as enhance through direct financial assistance, the safety of the public and to provide a continuum of support for emergency responders regarding fire, medical, and all hazard events. The authority for AFG is derived from the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. §2229a et seq.). The Funding Opporutnity Announcement (FOA) provides potential applicants with the details of the requirements, processing, and evaluation of an application for financial assistance.
Federal Grant Title: | Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) |
Federal Agency Name: | Department of Homeland Security FEMA |
Grant Categories: | Other |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | DHS-13-GPD-044-000-99 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 97.044 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Assistance to Firefighters Grant |
Current Application Deadline: | Dec 6, 2013 |
Original Application Deadline: | Dec 6, 2013 |
Posted Date: | Nov 4, 2013 |
Creation Date: | Oct 30, 2013 |
Archive Date: | Jan 5, 2014 |
Total Program Funding: | $288,828,075 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $2,888,281 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 2500 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
- Category Explanation
- Firefighting related equipment, training
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- City or township governments
County governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) - Additional Information on Eligibility
- Fire Departments, nonaffiliated Emergency Medical Service (EMS) organizations, State Fire Training Academies
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- www.fema.gov/firegrants
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Fire Grants Help Desk
1-866-274-0960
[email protected]
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