Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program
DHS-DHS Posted DHS-25-GPD-083-00-99
Close Date:
June 22, 2026
Deadline passed
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
Fire Departments, National, state, local, or federally recognized tribal organizations representing the interests of volunteer firefighters
Actions
Funding Details
- Award Floor
- Not specified
- Award Ceiling
- Not specified
- Total Estimated Funding
- $324,000,000.00
- Expected Awards
- Not specified
Key Dates
- Posted
- May 18, 2026
- Closes
- June 22, 2026
- Archive Date
- July 22, 2026
Agency Information
- Agency Name
- Department of Homeland Security - FEMA
- Agency Code
- DHS-DHS
- Funding Instrument
- Other