Opportunity Information: Apply for DHS 23 GPD 044 00 97
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program, Fire Prevention and Safety (FPandS) Grants is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), through FEMA's Grants Programs Directorate. This funding stream sits within the broader AFG program and focuses specifically on reducing deaths, injuries, and risks tied to fire and related hazards, while also strengthening firefighter safety through evidence-based improvements. In practical terms, the program is meant to support projects that prevent fires from happening, lessen the harm when they do occur, and advance knowledge and tools that make firefighting safer.
FPandS grants fund work in two major categories. The first category, Fire Prevention and Safety Activity, supports community-facing prevention efforts aimed at high-risk groups and situations. These projects generally center on identifying populations most vulnerable to fire and fire-related hazards and then delivering targeted interventions to reduce injuries and fatalities. While the notice does not list example projects in detail, this category typically aligns with activities such as public education campaigns, outreach and training efforts, prevention initiatives designed for at-risk communities, and other strategies meant to reduce fire incidence and severity by changing behaviors, improving preparedness, or addressing known risk factors.
The second category, Firefighter Safety Research and Development Activity, supports research and development efforts intended to improve firefighter safety. This part of the program is oriented toward generating and applying knowledge that can reduce line-of-duty injuries and deaths and mitigate exposure to hazards firefighters face. In general, this kind of funding is aimed at developing, testing, and evaluating safety improvements, equipment, procedures, technologies, or other interventions that can be supported by credible research methods and produce findings that can be applied broadly across the fire service.
The opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number DHS 23 GPD 044 00 97 and CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number 97.044. FEMA anticipates making about 100 awards under this announcement. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $1,500,000, indicating the program can support both smaller prevention efforts and more substantial research or multi-part initiatives, depending on project scope and applicant capacity.
Eligible applicants include a mix of governmental, nonprofit, and academic entities. Specifically, eligibility includes county governments, city or township governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education). The description also signals participation by fire departments as key stakeholders, consistent with the program's mission, and suggests that both operational fire service organizations and research-capable institutions can compete depending on the activity area they are proposing.
Applications were due by April 12, 2024 (original closing date), and the funding instrument type is a grant. FEMA notes that the program guidance document is central for applicants because it lays out the specific requirements, how applications are processed, and how they are evaluated for both prevention activities and firefighter safety research and development. For anyone considering similar future cycles, the guidance document is usually where details like allowable costs, project design expectations, required narratives and attachments, match or cost-share rules (if any), scoring criteria, and post-award reporting expectations are spelled out.
At its core, this opportunity is about measurable risk reduction: preventing fire-related harm in the community by focusing on those at greatest risk, and improving firefighter safety through research-backed solutions that can be adopted across the fire service. The program is structured to support both immediate, practical prevention outcomes and longer-term advances that come from rigorous safety research and development.Apply for DHS 23 GPD 044 00 97
- The Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, Fire Prevention and Safety Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.044.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-03-04.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-04-12. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 100 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, 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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