Closed · DHS-24-GPD-083-00-99 · CFDA 97.083 · Discretionary

Fiscal Year 2024 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program

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

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
July 3, 2025
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Fiscal Year 2024 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Homeland Security - FEMA that offered Varies by applicant. 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
97.083
CFDA program
1,093
other opportunities from Department of Homeland Security - FEMA

Archived opportunity record

Fiscal Year 2024 Staffing for Adequate Fire a… is closed (last close July 3, 2025). 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 July 3, 2025

Posted May 20 Closes Jul 3

Est. Total Funding

$324,000,000

Instrument

Other

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. Applicants can submit applications for this funding opportunity through FEMA Grants Outcomes (GO). Access the system at https://go.fema.gov/

Civic applicant mix · government + nonprofit doors

Fiscal Year 2024 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: Other. Funding-activity codes span Agriculture · Other (AG;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 1-877-585-3242

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What to do next

Fiscal Year 2024 Staffing for Adequate Fire a… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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