The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the sixth award round for the FY2013 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) fire grants program.
FEMA awarded $11,909,700 to 97 Fire Service organizations throughout the US. Awards ranged from a $9,263 All-Volunteer Equipment Fire Grant, awarded to the Skyline Lake Volunteer Fire Department, Ringwood, NJ, to a $770,823 All Paid/Career Fire Grant (Modify Facilities, Equipment, Personal Protective Equipment/PPE), awarded to the Decatur Township Fire Department, Indianapolis, IN.
Round 6 award allocations:
- Operations & Safety: 76 awards, $7,224,146
- Vehicles: 19 awards, $4,362,261
- State Fire Training Academy: 2 awards, $323,293
Total FY2013 appropriations are $280,163,233: $201,717,528 for Operations & Safety fire grants, $70,040,808 for Vehicle fire grants, and $8,404,897 for State Fire Training Academy fire grants.
To-date, 399 fire grants totaling $35,193,992 have been awarded:
- Operations & Safety: 373 awards, $29,628,607
- Vehicles: 20 awards, $4,501,911
- State Fire Training Academy: 6 awards, $1,063,474
Estimated remaining funds are:
- Operations & Safety: $172,088,921
- Vehicles: $65,538,897
- State Fire Training Academy: $7,341,423
The average award is:
- Operations & Safety: $79,433
- Vehicles: $225,096
- State Fire Training Academy: $177,246
An estimated 37 award rounds remain. Our thanks to onebugle at the Firehouse.com forums for compiling these statistics.
See the full FY2013 AFG fire grant award list here. Check back weekly for more AFG award updates!