Official Site for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
Grants Management Tutorial Online tutorial for grant awardees
This online tutorial allows grant awardees to become familiar with the grant management process. There are several tips and step-by-step instructions for navigating the online management tools, requesting payments, amendment requests and reporting requirements. In the tutorial, awardees have the option to select the specific subject matter of interest, which quickly obtains needed information to assist in managing a successful grant.
The list from the second round of The Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program award announcements are now available.
Search the list by state, award amount or by city to see which departments received a grant as well as the award date. Make sure to stay tuned for future award announcements.
The AFG Spotlight is a monthly feature of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program Website. The AFG is a program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Each month we focus on topics that we think will be of interest to you. Send your thoughts or ideas for future topics to firegrants@dhs.gov.
Whistleblower Protection. Each recipient awarded funds made available under any grants by FEMA is required to promptly inform FEMA’s Office of Inspector General regarding any credible evidence that a principal, employee, agent, contractor, sub-recipient, subcontractor, or other person has submitted a false claim under the False Claims Act or has committed a criminal or civil violation of laws pertaining to fraud, conflict of interest, bribery, gratuity, or similar misconduct involving those grant funds. The DHS Office of Inspector General can be reached at http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/
