Opportunity Information: Apply for DHS 18 GPD 083 000 99
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant opportunity is a discretionary federal grant program run by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), specifically FEMA's Grant Programs Directorate. The basic purpose of SAFER is straightforward: it provides financial assistance intended to help fire departments increase the number of frontline firefighters available for day-to-day emergency response. The program is meant to strengthen local capacity by supporting staffing levels that can improve response capability, community risk coverage, and overall operational readiness.
This funding opportunity supports two main types of activities. The first is Hiring of Firefighters, which is aimed at helping departments add paid personnel to increase staffing on the front lines. The second is Recruitment and Retention of Volunteer Firefighters, which focuses on helping departments that rely on volunteer service attract new volunteers and keep existing volunteers engaged and available over time. In practice, these two tracks are meant to address staffing needs in different kinds of communities, including places where volunteer firefighting is a core part of the local emergency response system.
The legal authority for the SAFER program comes from Section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-498, as amended), codified at 15 U.S.C. 2229a. The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) associated with this grant is the main document that lays out what applicants must do to apply and how applications are handled. It explains the program requirements, how FEMA processes submissions, and how proposals are evaluated for funding under both activity areas (hiring and volunteer recruitment/retention). In other words, the NOFO functions as the rulebook for eligibility, application content, review criteria, and award administration for this particular funding cycle.
Key administrative details from the source information include the Funding Opportunity Title, Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER), and the Funding Opportunity Number, DHS 18 GPD 083 000 99. The assistance is offered as a grant (Funding Instrument Type: Grant) and is listed under CFDA Number 97.083. The opportunity was created on February 8, 2019, and the original application closing date was March 22, 2019. The posting anticipates approximately 300 awards. The listed award ceiling is shown as 0 in the provided data, which typically indicates that a specific cap was not stated in that field of the summary record and applicants would need to consult the NOFO for any actual limits, cost-share requirements, or maximums tied to particular activity types.
Eligible applicants include county governments and city or township governments, along with other eligible entities as described in the additional eligibility information referenced by the opportunity. Overall, the program is designed to channel federal support to local fire service organizations through staffing-focused investments, either by adding paid firefighters or by reinforcing volunteer recruitment and retention efforts, depending on local operational realities and staffing models.Apply for DHS 18 GPD 083 000 99
- The Department of Homeland Security in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.083.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 08, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 22, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 300 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: County governments, City or township governments, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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