This section is for fire departments: national, state, local; or tribal organizations that represent the interests of firefighters. The section contains information on the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants program, application assistance tools, previous grant awards, grant statistics, and more.
Overview
The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants (SAFER) was created to provide funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to help them increase or maintain the number of trained, "front line" firefighters available in their communities. The goal of SAFER is to enhance the local fire departments' abilities to comply with staffing, response and operational standards established by the NFPA (NFPA 1710 and/or NFPA 1720). For details visit http://www.nfpa.org/freeaccess.
SAFER Program Updates: FY 2014 SAFER Application Period Announced (Tentative)
- The FY 2014 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) application period is tentatively scheduled to begin on February 9, 2015 at 8:00 AM EST and end on March 6, 2015 at 5:00 PM EST
- The FY 2014 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is available now
- Additional FY 2014 application support tools coming soon
- FY 2013 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Awards View award list
- To receive a SAFER grant award, you must be registered and have up-to-date information in the online System for Award Management (Sam.gov) registration is required of all AFG Program applicants and awardees. Please go to SAM.gov/portal/public/SAM/ and follow the FAQs and User Guides for help in completing the registration process.
- SAFER Success Stories
- If you are not currently receiving the free biweekly AFG Program E-Mail Alerts, be sure to sign up now on the E-Mail Alert signup page.
FY 2014 Application Assistance Tools
- The FY 2014 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is available now
- Additional FY 2014 application support tools coming soon
SAFER Program Tools
AFG Program VIDEOS
While the AFG Program Office strives to make the information contained in these videos as timely and accurate as possible, the videos were not intended to be used as substitutes for reading the latest Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) or guidance documents. The AFG program office makes no promises, claims or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of the contents of these videos and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in the contents of these videos.
Watch the following SAFER videos
- SAFER Grant Recruitment and Retention Video
- FY 2010 SAFER Grant Program Video
OTHER RESOURCES
SAFER Grants Management 101 Webinar
Material from the SAFER Grants Management 101 Webinar for FY 2009/2010 is now available for download. (PDF 609kB, TXT 18kB)
- Topics discussed include:
- Periods of performance
- Payment requests
- Performance report requirements
System for Award Management (SAM) Registration is Required to Apply or Receive a Grant Award
- Applicants that have not completed the SAM registration process, or have not completed the required annual renewal and revalidation of data, will not be able to draw grant funds, or submit grant amendment requests. Every eligible grantee must have their SAM.gov account validated through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and have their CAGE (Commercial and Government Entity) code validated. These validations are conducted as part of the registration process after the organization has submitted their SAM.gov registration.
- Please complete the SAM registration as soon as possible. For questions about SAM, contact your State Assigned Grants Management Specialists or visit our SAM resource page.
- SAM.gov is administered through the Government Services Administration (GSA). Technical assistance may be obtained through the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220.