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

Department of Homeland Security - FEMA · DHS-25-GPD-044-00-98

Closed

Award Range

$0 – $9.0M

Total Program Funding

$291.6M

Expected Awards

1800

Deadline

June 22, 2026

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program. Department of Homeland Security - FEMA. 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... up to $9,000,000 per award; $291,600,000 total program funding; ~1800 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Other eligible entities, City/township governments, Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments, County governments, Nonprofits (501c3)

Who Should NOT Apply

Organizations not matching the eligible applicant types listed above

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Fire Departments, State Fire Training Academies, Nonaffiliated Emergency Medical Services
•Cost sharing/matching required
•Deadline: 2026-06-22

💡 GrantQuick Tip

Budget for cost-sharing match. Demonstrate institutional commitment and matching funds clearly in your proposal.

Competitiveness: Moderate — many awards available but still competitive

What This Grant Funds

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.