This department is offering the FY 2015 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) to provide financial assistance for critically needed resources and training to fire departments, nonaffiliated Emergency Medical Service organizations, and State Fire Training Academies. The grant aims to enhance public safety, support community resilience, and improve emergency responder capabilities for fire, medical, and all hazard events. The Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) outlines the application process. Closing date for applications is Jan 15, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 280249
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DHS-15-GPD-044-000-99 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2015 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Firefighting related equipment, training |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 2500 |
| Assistance Listings: | 97.044 — Assistance to Firefighters Grant |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 30, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 15, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 15, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Feb 14, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $306,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $9,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | County governments City or township governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Fire Departments, non-affiliated Emergency Medical Service (EMS) organizations, State Fire Training Academies |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Homeland Security – FEMA |
| Description: | The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate implements and administers the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. The AFG program provides financial assistance to help fire departments, nonaffiliated Emergency Medical Service (EMS) organizations and State Fire Training Academies (SFTA): for critically needed resources to protect the public, to train emergency personnel, and to foster interoperability and support community resilience, as well as enhance through direct financial assistance, the safety of the public and to provide a continuum of support for emergency responders regarding fire, medical, and all hazard events.
The authority for AFG is derived from the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. §2229a et seq.). |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.fema.gov/firegrants |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
AFG Help Desk
(866) 274-0960 FireGrants@fema.dhs.gov Email:FireGrants@fema.dhs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 280249 Full Announcement-1 -> FY15_AFG_NOFO_ Amended.pdf
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