If you are in the running for an FY2016 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) fire grant award, get ready for a potentially long wait. Award rounds are expected to continue through August, says Kurt Bradley, Senior Grant Consultant at First Responder Grants.
“Updates of 1199a’s will be sporadic at best, but don’t lose patience,” says Bradley. “The awards will come.”
During the wait, Bradley recommends that departments begin working on their FY2017 AFG application: conducting needs assessments, evaluating department priorities, and getting training to help them produce a competitive AFG application.
While FEMA has not announced an official AFG application date, September 2017 is considered likely.