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Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program

Department of Homeland Security - FEMA

DHS-25-GPD-044-00-98

DHS-DHS

General Information

$291,600,000
Est. Program Funding:
June 22, 2026
Closing Date:
1800
Expected No. of Awards
$9,000,000
Award Ceiling

Opportunity Number:
DHS-25-GPD-044-00-98

Owning Agency:
DHS-DHS

Opportunity Category:
Discretionary (D)

Synopsis

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. 

Response Date Jun 22, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Posting Date May 18, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Archive Date Jul 22, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Award Ceiling 9,000,000
Award Floor N/a
Cost Sharing Yes

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), City or township governments, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Info on Eligibility: Fire Departments, State Fire Training Academies, Nonaffiliated Emergency Medical Services

Additional Information

Agency Name Daphine Jackson Grantor
Link to Additional Information: Notice of Funding Opportunity
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: GrantSolutions Help Desk
Phone: 202-604-0457

CFDA Program(s)

  • 97.044: Assistance to Firefighters Grant
   

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