In what are expected to be the final award rounds for FY 2018 SAFER and AFG, 221 US Fire Service Organizations have received a total of $35,760,094 in fire grant awards.
During Round 8 AFG fire grants, $34,897,561 was awarded to 214 fire departments, including:
- Friends Of Long Lake Fire Ems, Inc., Long Lake, WI, Operations and Safety, $6,190
- HI-NELLA FIRE CO, SOMERDALE, NJ, Regional Request, $14,286
- Nashua, City of, Nashua, IA, Vehicle Acquisition, $80,952
- Upper, Township of, WOODBINE, NJ, Operations and Safety, $548,095
- BOLTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT, BOLTON, NC, Regional Request, $846,542
- SPECULATOR, VILLAGE OF , SPECULATOR, NY, Vehicle Acquisition, $928,571
During the final round of 8 SAFER fire job grants, 8 fire departments were awarded a total of $862,533 for recruitment, hiring, and retention of firefighters:
- City Of Savannah, Savannah, GA, Hiring of firefighters, $2,138,478
- City of South Fulton, INC, Atlanta, GA, Hiring of firefighters, $2,242,500
- Chillicothe Community Fire Protection District, Chillicothe, IL, Recruitment and retention, $200,000
- WARE, TOWN OF, WARE, MA, Recruitment and retention, $90,000
- Goose Creek Rural Fire Department Inc , Goose Creek, SC, Recruitment and retention, $552,258
- HOPKINS, COUNTY OF, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX, Hiring of firefighters, $243,429
- Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority, Kent, WA, Hiring of firefighters, $948,192
- YODER FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 5A, YODER, WY, Recruitment and retention, $485,410
Application periods for FY 2019 AFG, SAFER, and FP&S programs will be announced in the coming weeks. Stay tuned to First Responder Grants for updates.