The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency
Response Grants (SAFER) was created to provide
funding directly to fire departments and volunteer
firefighter interest organizations in order to help them
increase the number of trained, "front line" firefighters
available in their communities. The goal of SAFER is to
enhance the local fire departments' abilities to comply
with staffing, response and operational standards
established by the NFPA and OSHA (NFPA 1710
and/or NFPA 1720 and OSHA 1910.134). For
details visit www.nfpa.org/SAFERActGrant.
SAFER Applicant Tutorial Online aid to better inform applicants about the purpose of SAFER grants and how to apply The online tutorial will help applicants identify national standards, fundable activities, eligible organizations as well as explain grant priorities and evaluation criteria. In addition, the tutorial will walk you through the application process.
2009 SAFER Award Announcements Fourteenth round of grant recipients posted
Locate SAFER grant recipients by searching the list of awardees, or find more specific information through searching by state, award amount or by city.
Questions regarding the SAFER Grants can be directed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Grant Programs Directorate (GDP) AFG Program staff at 1-866-274-0960 or e-mail firegrants@dhs.gov.
Whistleblower Protection. Each recipient awarded funds made available under any grants by FEMA is required to promptly inform FEMA’s Office of Inspector General regarding any credible evidence that a principal, employee, agent, contractor, sub-recipient, subcontractor, or other person has submitted a false claim under the False Claims Act or has committed a criminal or civil violation of laws pertaining to fraud, conflict of interest, bribery, gratuity, or similar misconduct involving those grant funds. The DHS Office of Inspector General can be reached at http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/
