Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program
Agency: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA
Assistance Listings: 97.083 -- Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)
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).
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- City or township governments
- County governments
Miscellaneous
- Other
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
FEMA GO Help Desk
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| Fiscal_Year_FY_2025_Staffing_for_Adequate_Fire_and_Emergency_Response_SAFER_Grant_Program_Notice_of_Funding_Opportunity.pdf | Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity.pdf | May 18, 2026 04:39 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Closing: June 22, 2026
Award
$324,000,000
Program Funding
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Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$--
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
DHS-25-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:
Disaster and Community Preparedness
History
Version:
2
Posted date:
May 18, 2026
Archive date:
July 22, 2026
