White House Releases Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal
On Tuesday, the White House released President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget proposal. The $4.1 trillion spending plan includes $44.1 billion in funding for the … Read More
Grant News & Events
FY2014 AFG, FY2012 SAFER, FY2013 FP&S closeout modules now available from FEMA
The following Closeout modules are now available for Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP) award recipients: FY2014 Assistance to Firefighters Grants FY2012 Staffing for Adequate … Read More
2 First Responder Grants Client Win $285,864 in Round 5 AFG FY2016 Fire Grant Awards
2 departments who have worked with First Responder Grants have won a total of $222,580 in fire grants during Round 5 awards from the FY2016 … Read More
FY2016 AFG Fire Grant Awards Expected to Continue through August
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 … Read More
Round 5 FY16 AFG Fire Grant Winners Announced
FEMA has announced Round 5 fire grant winners for the FY2016 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). FEMA awarded 87 fire grants totaling $11,280,215, including: Ypsilanti … Read More
Congress Passes Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Improvement Act
This week, Congress passed legislation designed to improve the timeliness and transparency in the Justice Department’s processing of the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program survivor, … Read More
House Hearing Spotlights Fire Service Occupational Cancer
On Wednesday, May 17, 2017, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health held a hearing titled “Examining Initiatives to Advance Public Health.” The … Read More
Senate Committee Approves AFG/SAFER Reauthorization
Today the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs unanimously approved S. 829, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act. The legislation reauthorizes the … Read More
Fire Service-Based EMS Advocates Recognize National EMS Week
Sunday May 21, 2017 marks the beginning of National EMS Week and presents an opportunity to honor the men and women who deliver pre-hospital 9-1-1 … Read More
Round 4 FY16 AFG Fire Grant Winners Announced
FEMA has announced Round 4 fire grant winners for the FY2016 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). FEMA awarded 136 fire grants totaling $20,026,547, including: Ben … Read More