$35.5 million for fire safety and prevention programs
Application Period
Opens: Monday, January 25, 2021, at 8:00 a.m. ET
Closes: Friday, February 26, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. ET
Funding Opportunity Number: DHS-20-GPD-044-00-97
Assistance Listings (formerly Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number): 97.044
Grant Deadline: February 26, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. ET
100 fire safety grants projected
The FP&S Program provide financial assistance directly to eligible fire departments, national, regional, state, local, tribal and non-profit organizations such as academic (e.g., universities), public health, occupational health, and injury prevention institutions for fire prevention programs and supporting firefighter health and safety research and development.
The FP&S Program represents one part of a comprehensive set of measures authorized by Congress and implemented by DHS. Among the five basic homeland security missions noted in the DHS Strategic Plan, the FP&S Program supports the goal to Strengthen National Preparedness and Resilience. In awarding grants, the FEMA Administrator is required to consider:
- The findings and recommendations of the Technical Evaluation Panel;
- The degree to which an award will reduce deaths, injuries, and property damage by reducing the risks associated with fire related and other hazards; and
- The extent of an applicant’s need for an FP&S Program grant and the need to protect the United States as a whole.
The 2018-2022 FEMA Strategic Plan creates a shared vision for the field of emergency management and sets an ambitious, yet achievable, path forward to unify and further professionalize emergency management across the country. The FP&S Program supports the goal of Readying the Nation for Catastrophic Disasters. We invite all of our stakeholders and partners to also adopt these priorities and join us in building a stronger Agency and a more prepared and resilient Nation.
What this grant does for your agency
The objectives of the FP&S Program are to provide critically needed resources to carry out fire prevention education and training, fire code enforcement, fire/arson investigation, firefighter safety and health programming, prevention efforts, and research and development.
Agencies awarded the FY 2021 Fire Prevention and Safety Grants (FP&S) receive funds toward programs that aid their departments and communities in fire safety and fire prevention efforts.
Estimated Total Program Funding: $35.5 million
Projected Number of Awards: 100
Only a limited number of grants will be awarded.
Grant Eligibility
For full eligibility details, see the Grant Guidelines.
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Grant Deadline
Grant applications are due no later than 5 p.m. ET, Feb. 26, 2021.
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Apply for the FY 2021 Fire Prevention and Safety Grants (FP&S)