The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the second award round for the FY2013 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) fire grants program.
FEMA awarded $3,708,277 to 39 Fire Service organizations throughout the US. Awards ranged from a $12,624 Operations and Safety Equipment Fire Grant, awarded to the Biggersville Volunteer Fire Dept., Corinth, MS, to a $1,176,300 Operations and Safety Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Fire Grant, awarded to the Detroit (MI) Fire Department, Detroit, MI.
Round 2 award allocations:
- Operations & Safety: 39 awards, $3,708,277
- Vehicles: 0 awards, $0
- State Fire Training Academy: 0 awards, $0
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.
Estimated remaining funds are:
- Operations & Safety: $194,152,614
- Vehicles: $70,040,808
- State Fire Training Academy: $7,819,430
The average award is:
- Operations & Safety: $95,758
- Vehicles: $0
- State Fire Training Academy: $195,156
An estimated 52 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!