Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)

Agency: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA

97.083 -- Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agencys (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, rehire firefighters that have been laid off, retain firefighters facing imminent layoffs, or filling of positions that were vacated through attrition. SAFER offers grants to support activities in two categories: 1. Hiring of Firefighters 2. Recruitment and Retention of Volunteer Firefighters...

The authority for SAFER is derived from the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. §2229a et seq.). The program guidance 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

Miscellaneous

Other

Government

City or township governments
County governments

Additional information

Fire Departments

Grantor contact information

Description

SAFER Help Desk (866) 274-0960 firegrants@dhs.gov

Email

firegrants@dhs.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
FY_2014_SAFER_FOA-FINAL_12-19-2014.pdf	Funding Opportunity Announcement	Jan 6, 2015 09:58 PM UTC

Link to additional information

www.fema.gov/firegrants

Archived: September 30, 2015

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$340,000,000

Program Funding

400

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$--

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

DHS-14-GPD-083-000-99

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Employment labor and training

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

January 6, 2015

Archive date:

September 30, 2015