Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program
Agency: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA
Assistance Listings: 97.044 -- Assistance to Firefighters Grant
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.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Government
- City or township governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- County governments
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_Assistance_to_Firefighters_Grants_AFG_Program_Notice_of_Funding_Opportunity.pdf | Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program Notice of Funding Opportunity.pdf | May 18, 2026 04:30 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Closing: June 22, 2026
Award
$291,600,000
Program Funding
1800
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$9,000,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
DHS-25-GPD-044-00-98
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Category of Funding Activity:
Other
Category Explanation:
Firefighting equipment, personal protective equipment, training, and wellness.
History
Version:
1
Posted date:
May 18, 2026
Archive date:
July 22, 2026
