Fire departments and nonaffiliated Emergency Medical Services organizations are eligible to apply for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG).
This grant can help your organization to obtain critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training and other resources necessary for protecting the public and emergency personnel from fire and related hazards.
The primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) is to meet the firefighting and emergency response needs of fire departments and nonaffiliated emergency medical service organizations.
Since 2001, AFG has helped firefighters and other first responders obtain critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training and other resources necessary for protecting the public and emergency personnel from fire and related hazards.
(FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program is designed to enhance the ability of the fire service to protect the public and emergency personnel. The program helps meet the human resource, material, and programmatic needs of fire departments across the country. Courtesy of FEMA and YouTube)
FY 2017 Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) Grants Open Application Period Announcement
The FY 2017 AFG application period will close on Friday, February 2, 2018 at 5 PM ET.
Begin preparing your application now by utilizing the application assistance tools available below.
FY 2017 Application Assistance Tools:
- FY 2017 AFG Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) (Revised on 12/22)
- FY 2017 AFG Narrative Get Ready Guides
- FY 2017 AFG Self-Evaluation – Operations and Safety
- FY 2017 AFG Self-Evaluation – Vehicle Acquisition
- FY 2017 AFG Application Checklist
- FY 2017 AFG Cost Share Calculator
The application period closes on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 at 5 p.m. EST.
FY 2017 AFG Application Workshop Schedule
(Due to the recent natural disasters, workshop availability may be limited at this time)
(Learn More. Courtesy of FEMA and YouTube)
For AFG Application Guidance Materials, please visit the Documents page.
AFG Economic Hardship Waiver Policy
The purpose of this guidance is to provide AFG and FP&S grantees with guidance on requesting a waiver or reduction of their non-federal funds cost share requirement, maintenance of effort requirement, or both, in cases of demonstrated economic hardship (an “Economic Hardship Waiver”).
This guidance provides the minimum requirements for eligibility to request an Economic Hardship Waiver and the process and mechanism for requesting an Economic Hardship Waiver.
Please contact the AFG Program Help Desk with questions or comments by calling 1-866-274- 0960 or email at firegrants@dhs.gov.
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AFG Program VIDEOS
Although 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 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) 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.
- AFG Vehicle Grants
This video was produced to provide an overview of how to apply for a vehicle grant, AFG’s most competitive grant activity.
Duration: 17 minutes - Procurement Integrity
This video was produced to provide an overview of proper contract procurement for grantees.
Duration: 17 minutes - Getting a Grant
This video was produced to provide an overview of how to prepare a competitive grant application.
Duration: 22 minutes
Additional AFG Resources
- AFG Workshop Schedule
- FY 2016 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- AFG Turndown Webinar Schedule
- Grantee Award List Archive
- AFG E-Mail Alert
- Grant Closeout Updates
- National Incident Management System (NIMS) Information for AFG Applicants
- Glossary of Terms
- Environmental Historic Preservation (EHP) Screening Form
- NFPA Fire Service Needs Assessment
- Submit Your AFG, SAFER, FP&S Success Stories
- Contact Information For The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program and Help Desk
- U.S. Fire Administration Funding Alternatives for Emergency Medical and Fire Services
- National Incident Management System (NIMS) Information for AFG Applicants
- Environmental Historic Preservation (EHP) Screening Form
Visit FEMA.gov to begin preparing your application today!
