Fiscal Year 2022 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program

Due Date
Where the Opportunity is Offered
All of California
Additional Eligibility Information
Fire Departments, National, state, local, or federally recognized tribal organizations representing the interests of volunteer firefighters
Contact
Systems and Business Support Branch
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.

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