Award rounds have begun for the FY2013 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG). The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the first award round.
FEMA awarded $4,442,104 to 43 Fire Service organizations throughout the US. Awards ranged from a $5,938 Equipment Fire Grant, awarded to the Town of Menasha, Neenah, WI, to a $363,969 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Fire Grant, awarded to the Allentown Fire Department, Allentown, PA.
Round 1 award allocations:
- Operations & Safety: 40 awards, $3,856,637
- Vehicles: 0 awards, $0
- State Fire Training Academy: 3 awards, $585,467
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.
The average award is:
- Operations & Safety: $96,416
- Vehicles: $0
- State Fire Training Academy: $195,156
An estimated 49 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!