Closed · DHS-23-GPD-083-00-99 · CFDA 97.083 · Discretionary
Fiscal Year 2023 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant
Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Homeland Security - FEMA, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- Varies
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- April 12, 2024
- Close date
- 300
- Expected awards
The verdict
Fiscal Year 2023 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant 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
Fiscal Year 2023 Staffing for Adequate Fire a… is closed (last close April 12, 2024). 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 12, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$360,000,000
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.
Civic applicant mix · government + nonprofit doors
Fiscal Year 2023 Staffing for Adequate Fire a… combines government/tribal and nonprofit applicant types (5 doors). The listing is a civic funding corridor spanning public and nonprofit operators. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). Only 8 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 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
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Agency Contact
FEMA GO Help Desk Phone: 1-877-585-3242 E-mail: femago@fema.dhs.gov
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What to do next
Fiscal Year 2023 Staffing for Adequate Fire a… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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