The Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Fire Station Construction Grants (SCG)
provides financial assistance directly to fire departments
on acompetitive basis. The goal of the grants is to build
new or modify existing firestations in order for
departments to enhance response capabilities and
protect the community from fire and fire-related hazards.
Review Application Statistics Yearly report details data collected from applicants
See detailed information of how many departments applied for grants, how much was awarded and a breakdown of awards by department type. Information is also separated by state and service area.
2009 SCG Award Announcements Third round of grant recipients posted Fire department personnel who have questions regarding the SCG Grants can reach the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) AFG Program staff at
1-866-274-0960 or e-mail firegrants@dhs.gov. For the most current information regarding these grant awards, or any other projects, visit this site or enroll in the FEMA/GPD firegrantsupport.com e-mail newsletter for the most current news releases and updates from GPD.
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/
