Closed · DHS-17-GPD-083-000-99 · CFDA 97.083 · Discretionary

Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants

Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Homeland Security - FEMA, cataloged on Grants.gov.

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
April 27, 2018
Close date
300
Expected awards

The verdict

Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Homeland Security - FEMA that offered Varies by applicant across 300 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,093 other opportunities from Department of Homeland Security - FEMA.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
300
expected awards
97.083
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Resp… is closed (last close April 27, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. 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.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed April 27, 2018

Posted Mar 1 Closes Apr 27

Est. Total Funding

$345,000,000

Expected Awards

300

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate implements and administers the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants. SAFER grants provide financial assistance to help fire departments increase frontline firefighters. SAFER offers grants to support activities in two activities: 1. Hiring of Firefighters 2. Recruitment and Retention of Volunteer Firefighters The authority for SAFER is derived from Section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (Pub. L. No. 93-498, as amended) (15 U.S.C. § 2229a). The notice of funding opportunity document provides potential applicants with the details of the requirements, processing, and evaluation of an application for financial assistance for both of these activity areas.

Multi-door applicant board · 3 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 3 distinct applicant types for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Resp… (County governments; City or township governments; Others (see official listing text)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). Only 10 other Department of Homeland Security - FEMA listings share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 1,094).

Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

AFG Help Desk firegrants@fema.dhs.gov Phone 1-866-774-0960

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What to do next

Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Resp… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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