Opportunity Information: Apply for DHS 24 GPD 083 00 99
The Fiscal Year 2024 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program is a discretionary funding opportunity run by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through FEMA's Grant Programs Directorate. The core purpose of SAFER is to strengthen fire and emergency response capability by helping departments increase the number of frontline firefighters available to protect their communities. In practical terms, the program is designed to address staffing shortfalls that can affect response times, firefighter safety, and the ability to sustain operations during routine incidents and larger emergencies.
SAFER supports two main activity areas. The first is Hiring of Firefighters, which focuses on adding career or paid personnel to increase day-to-day staffing and improve the department's capacity to meet operational demand. The second is Recruitment and Retention of Volunteer Firefighters, which is geared toward volunteer or combination departments that rely heavily on volunteers and need support to attract new members and keep existing volunteers engaged. The notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is the key document that spells out what each activity area can fund, what applicants must include in their proposals, and how FEMA will review and score submissions.
The program's legal authority 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. That authority underpins FEMA's ability to award these grants and sets the framework for how the program operates. The opportunity is listed under Assistance Listing (CFDA) number 97.083 and carries the federal funding opportunity number DHS 24 GPD 083 00 99.
Eligible applicants include local government entities such as county governments and city or township governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, and certain nonprofit organizations, including 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than institutions of higher education). The description also highlights fire departments and national, state, local, or federally recognized tribal organizations that represent the interests of volunteer firefighters as intended participants in the program's scope, reflecting SAFER's emphasis on both staffing up departments directly and supporting the volunteer fire service ecosystem.
Applications for this grant are submitted through FEMA's Grants Outcomes (GO) system, which is FEMA's online portal for grant applications and management. Applicants can access the system at https://go.fema.gov/. The NOFO provides the detailed instructions on what information must be entered into GO, required attachments, and the evaluation approach FEMA will use to assess the request.
For this posting, the original closing date is listed as 2025-07-03, and the opportunity record shows a creation date of 2025-05-20. The award ceiling and expected number of awards are not specified in the source data provided, so applicants would need to consult the official NOFO in FEMA GO (and any related guidance) for award sizing, cost share or match details if applicable, performance period information, and other requirements that typically shape how a SAFER budget and staffing plan should be built.Apply for DHS 24 GPD 083 00 99
- The Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the agriculture, other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year 2024 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program" 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 2025-05-20.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-07-03. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: County governments, City or township governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others.
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