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
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