Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, Fire Prevention and Safety Grants

Archived opportunity record

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program is closed (last close March 16, 2018). The parent program page for CFDA 97.044 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Department of Homeland Security - FEMA still indexes 1,093 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 7 doors

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (7 doors: County governments; City or township governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Federally recognized tribal governments; +3 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). Only 3 other Department of Homeland Security - FEMA listings share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 1,094).

Code 01

County governments

Code 02

City or township governments

Code 06

Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education

Code 07

Federally recognized tribal governments

Code 12

Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

Code 20

Private institutions of higher education

Code 25

Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.