Assistance to Firefighters Grant

The goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) and Fire Prevention & Safety (FP&S) programs is to enhance the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. The objectives of the AFG Program are to provide critically needed resources that equip and train emergency personnel to recognized standards, enhance operational efficiencies, foster interoperability, and support community resilience. The objectives of the FP&S program are to provide resources to carry out fire prevention education and training, fire code enforcement, fire/arson investigation, firefighter safety and health programming, strategic national projects, prevention efforts, and research and development.
FEMA will measure the recipient’s performance of the grant by comparing the number of items, supplies, projects, and activities needed and requested in its application with the number of items, supplies, projects, and activities acquired and delivered by the end of the period of performance. Please see applicable Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for additional information on the specific program metrics Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program | FEMA.gov

Eligible applicants for the AFG Program are limited to fire departments, nonaffiliated EMS organizations, and SFTAs operating in any of the 50 States plus the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico or any federally recognized Indian tribe or tribal organization. Eligible applicants for the FP&S Program are limited to fire departments operating in any of the 50 States plus the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico. National, regional, state, local, tribal, and nonprofit interest organizations that are recognized for their experience and expertise in fire prevention and safety programs and activities, as well as academic (e.g., universities), public health, occupational health, and injury prevention institutions are also eligible applicants under the FP&S Program. See the respective NOFOs for additional information regarding eligibility.

Local or tribal communities serviced by the award recipients, including, but not limited to local businesses, homeowners, and property owners, as well as children under 16 years of age, senior citizens, and firefighters.

The AFG and FP&S Notices of Funding Opportunity are published on grants.gov and fema.gov. The online applications are available through the FEMA Grants Outcomes (FEMA GO) application portal, at https://go.fema.gov. Applicants must have a UEI number, an EIN, an active System for Award Management (SAM) registration and FEMA GO account to apply for grants and must maintain an active SAM registration throughout the entire grant life cycle.

FEMA will provide the federal award package to the applicant electronically via FEMA GO. Award packages include an Award Letter, Summary Award Memo, Agreement Articles, and Obligating Document. An email notification of the award package will be sent through FEMA’s grant application system to the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) that submitted the application. Recipients must accept their awards no later than 30 days from the award date.

Application start date, submission deadline, anticipated funding selection and award dates are listed in the applicable Notice of Funding Opportunity document Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program | FEMA.gov