Closed · DHS-23-GPD-044-00-98 · CFDA 97.044 · Discretionary

Fiscal Year 2023 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)

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

up to $9M
Award range
Closed
Status
March 8, 2024
Close date
2000
Expected awards

The verdict

Fiscal Year 2023 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Homeland Security - FEMA that offered Up to $9,000,000 across 2000 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.

up to $9M
award range
Closed
application status
2000
expected awards
97.044
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Fiscal Year 2023 Assistance to Firefighters G… is closed (last close March 8, 2024). 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.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed March 8, 2024

Posted Jan 24 Closes Mar 8

Est. Total Funding

$324,000,000

Expected Awards

2000

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The AFG Program provides financial assistance directly to eligible fire departments, nonaffiliated emergency medical service (EMS) organizations, and State Fire Training Academies (SFTAs) to equip and train emergency personnel to recognized standards, outfit responders with compliant personal protective equipment, provide funding to retrofit or modify facilities to protect personnel from known health hazards, acquire emergency response vehicles, design and implement health, wellness and resiliency programs that prepare responders for incident response, enhance operational efficiencies, foster interoperability, and support community resilience. Applicants can submit applications for this funding opportunity through FEMA Grants Outcomes (GO). Access the system at https://go.fema.gov/

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 6 doors

Fiscal Year 2023 Assistance to Firefighters G… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (6 doors: County governments; City or township governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Federally recognized tribal governments; +2 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 14 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 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 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

View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.

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Agency Contact

FEMA GO Help Desk Phone: 1-877-585-3242 E-mail: femago@fema.dhs.gov

What to do next

Fiscal Year 2023 Assistance to Firefighters G… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 97.044 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) indexes 1 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Department of Homeland Security - FEMA lists 1,093 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants