FY 2020 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant
Agency: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA
- 97.083 -- Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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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.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- City or township governments
- County governments
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
GMD-Systems-Branch@fema.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| FY_2020_SAFER_NOFO_-_final_1.15.2021.pdf | FY 2020 SAFER NOFO - final 1.15.2021.pdf | Feb 1, 2021 02:46 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Archived: April 11, 2021
Award
$355,000,000
Program Funding
300
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$--
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
DHS-20-GPD-083-00-99
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Category of Funding Activity:
Other
Category Explanation:
The hiring of firefighters and the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters.
History
Version:
1
Posted date:
February 1, 2021
Archive date:
April 11, 2021
