The primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters
Grants (AFG) is to meet the firefighting and
emergency response needs of fire departments and nonaffiliated emergency medical service
organizations. Since 2001, AFG has helped
firefighters and other first responders to obtain
critically needed equipment, protective gear,
emergency vehicles, training, and other
resources needed to protect the public
and emergency personnel from fire
and related hazards.
Volunteer firefighters are prepared with new turnout gear to fight blaze thanks to an AFG award.
Funds were also used to help firefighters prepare for the Candidate Physical Ability Test in a training course. The class is a prerequisite for NFPA 1001.
2009 AFG Award Announcements Twenty-fifth round of grant recipients posted
Locate AFG grant recipients by searching the list of awardees, or find more specific information through searching by state, award amount or by city. Questions regarding the AFG grants can be directed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Grant Programs Directorate (GDP) AFG Program staff at 1-866-274-0960 or e-mail 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/
