National Fire Academy Training Assistance

To provide travel stipends (up to 75 percent of the expense of attendance) to fire service, emergency medical services, and emergency managers attending National Fire Academy (NFA) courses at the National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, Maryland. This assistance is provided by Public Law 93-498, Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974. NFA curricula and programs are designed to support State and local response agencies to prevent, mitigate, prepare for, and respond to local, regional and national emergencies. Cost sharing for student attendance at NETC supports Goal 5 of the DHS Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years (FY) 20-24, Strengthen Preparedness and Resilience; and Goal 3 of the FEMA Strategic Plan for FY 2022-2026, Promote and Sustain a Ready FEMA and Prepared Nation.

NFA has a performance measure in place to measure the percentage of supervisors of students trained who believe their staff are better prepared as a result of NFA training. For FY 2022, 93.3% of supervisors reported their staff was better prepared for natural and man-made emergencies.

Sponsored organization, Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans), Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals).
Any student who is a member of a fire department or has significant responsibility for fire prevention and control and has been accepted into an eligible course at NFA may apply for stipend reimbursement. Federal or private industry employees or foreign students may be accepted into NFA courses but are not eligible for stipend reimbursement.

Student or sponsoring organization.

Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

This program is excluded from coverage under 2 C.F.R. Part-200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.
Application is made to the National Emergency Training Center Admission's Office using the General Admissions Application (FEMA Form 119-25-1) and Student Stipend Agreement (Amendment) (FEMA Form 119-25-2) after acceptance into the course. The Student Stipend Agreement must be accompanied by the required supporting documentation. The completed agreement package will be processed immediately.

The completed agreement package will be processed immediately. A U.S. Department of the Treasury payment schedule will be prepared and a reimbursement will be issued electronically to the beneficiary’s bank account.

https://www.usfa.fema.gov/training/nfa/about/training_costs.html or NETC Welcome Package (https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/netc_welcome_package.pdf).