Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG)
- Posted
- November 6, 2024
- Closed
- December 20, 2024
- Award ceiling
- $9,000,000
- Program funding
- $291,600,000
- Expected awards
- 2000
- Cost sharing
- Yes
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 97.044
- Archives
- January 19, 2025
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 97.044 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $311.9M
- FY2026 obligated
- −$12.1M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 2,692
A negative year is a net de-obligation: downward adjustments to earlier awards exceeded new obligations in that year.
Top recipients: Baltimore, City of, City of Chicago Fire Department, Southern Marin Fire Protection District, Ventura County Fire Protection District, City of Providence
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The AFG Program provides financial assistance directly to eligible fire departments, nonaffiliated emergency medical service (EMS) organizations, and State Fire Training Academies (SFTAs) to equip and train emergency personnel to recognized standards, outfit responders with compliant personal protective equipment, provide funding to retrofit or modify facilities to protect personnel from known health hazards, acquire emergency response vehicles, design and implement health, wellness and resiliency programs that prepare responders for incident response, enhance operational efficiencies, foster interoperability, and support community resilience.
Applicants can submit applications for this funding opportunity through FEMA Grants Outcomes (GO). Access the system at https://go.fema.gov/
Who can apply
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- County governments
Fire Departments, State Fire Training Academies, Nonaffiliated Emergency Medical Services
The official record
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