Closed · DHS-25-GPD-044-00-98 · CFDA 97.044 · Discretionary
Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Homeland Security - FEMA, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $9M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 22, 2026
- Close date
- 1800
- Expected awards
The verdict
Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Homeland Security - FEMA that offered Up to $9,000,000 across 1800 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
- 1800
- expected awards
- 97.044
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on June 22, 2026. Watch CFDA 97.044 (Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was Up to $9,000,000.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed June 22, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$291,600,000
Expected Awards
1800
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.
Civic applicant mix · government + nonprofit doors
Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Assistance to Firefight… combines government/tribal and nonprofit applicant types (5 doors). The listing is a civic funding corridor spanning public and nonprofit operators. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. 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
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Agency Contact
FEMA GO Help Desk 1-877-585-3242 femago@fema.dhs.gov
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What to do next
Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Assistance to Firefight… 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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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| Sources | the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov |