Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG)
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Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) support fire departments, emergency medical services, and state fire training academies with training, equipment, vehicles, and wellness programs for emergency response.
Funder: Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Award amounts vary; 15% non-federal match, with exceptions
Summary: FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants support training, equipment, vehicles, and wellness programs for fire and emergency response.
Key Information: Applicants must be fire departments, nonaffiliated emergency medical services, or state fire training academies.
Description
Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) are FEMA grants listed by the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA). They support resources and programs for fire and emergency response, including training resources for emergency personnel, personal protective equipment, emergency response vehicles, and health and wellness programs.
DEMA includes AFG in its federal mitigation-grant listing but identifies FEMA as the grant’s funder. Its separate descriptions of Stafford Act 404 and 406 mitigation programs do not identify either DEMA branch as administering AFG.
