Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program

Description

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. 

Award Ceiling

$9.0M

Total Funding

$291.6M

CFDA Number

97.044

Funding Instrument

Grant

Funding Level

Federal

Jurisdiction

US

Cost Sharing

Yes (0%)

Open Date

May 18, 2026

Close Date

June 22, 2026

Posted Date

May 18, 2026

Eligible Applicant Types

Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationCity or township governmentsOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)County governments

Tags

DHS-DHSCFDA:97.044Cost Sharing RequiredGrantOther (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)

Contact Name

example@agency.gov

Contact Email

example@agency.gov

Apply on Grants.gov

grants.gov/apply/...

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