Assistance to Firefighters Grants

Post Date

April 15th 2009

Application Due Date

May 20th 2009

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 20, 2009. Applications submitted by mail must be postmarked by May 18, 2009, or otherwise received by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 20, 2009.

Funding Opportunity Number

DHS-09-GPD-044-001

CFDA Number(s)

97.044

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Other

Homeland Security – Preparedness

Number of Awards

5000

Eligibility Categories

Other

Fire Departments Non-affiliated Emergency Medical Services Organizations

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $565000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $2750000

Grant Description

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) provides financial assistance directly to fire departments and nonaffiliated EMS organizations to enhance their capabilities with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. Our primary goal is to help fire departments and nonaffiliated EMS organizations meet their firefighting and emergency response needs. AFG seeks to support organizations that lack the tools and resources necessary to more effectively protect the health and safety of the public and their emergency response personnel with respect to fire and all other hazards. The AFG application is NOT accessible through Grants.gov. The AFG application and program guidance is accessible from the AFG website at (www.firegrantsupport.com) and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) website (www.usfa.fema.gov).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Homeland Security

• Office:

  Department of Homeland Security - FEMA

• Agency Contact:

  Tom Harrington, 202-786-9791; Tom.harrington@dhs.gov

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Tom.harrington@dhs.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  Tom.harrington@dhs.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.firegrantsupport.com