Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program FY 2024 opened on Tuesday, November 12, and will close on Friday, December 20. If you’re submitting a grant for PPE, here’s important information that you need to know:
General Information
- Available funding will be $291,600,000 with a projected 2,000 grants awarded.
- Funding limits will remain consistent with the previous year for recipients serving a population of 500,000 people or less; funding limits will decrease this year for recipients serving a population of more than 500,000 people:
- Organizations must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number, an Employer Identification Number (EIN), an active SAM registration, and FEMA GO account to apply for grants.
- FEMA’s online application portal, FEMO GO (Grants Outcomes), is the platform for submitting, approving, and managing FEMA grants.
Key Changes for FY 2024 AFG
- Under Equipment Activity, FEMA will consider only “High” priority items for funding.
High Priority Items for FY 2024 Tied to Safety Equipment
- Under SCBA priorities:
- Replace in-service or in-use damaged/ unsafe/unrepairable SCBA to meet current standard.
- Replace in-service/in-use/expired/ noncompliant SCBA to current standard.
- Acquire or replace an individual SCBA facepiece for each operational member of an organization. Note: To the extent a request for additional facepieces exceeds any facepieces requested as part of an SCBA unit, that request should be entered as a separate request line item and will not be considered a request “to increase supplies” (e.g., if the applicant has the need for 35 facepieces, and requests 25 SCBA units, the applicant should also separately request 10 additional facepieces).
- Increase supply for new hires and/or existing firefighters that do not have one set of SCBA for allocated seated positions.
- Under Basic Equipment priorities:
- RIT Pack/Cylinder
- Respiratory list:
- Air-Line Unit
- Facepieces
- Respirators
- SCBA Spare Cylinders
- SCBA (SCBA Unit includes: Harness/Backpack, Facepiece, and 2 Cylinders)
- Under PPE priorities:
- Increase supply for new hire/existing firefighters that do not have one set of turnout gear (PPE) or allocated seated position (SCBA). This includes replacing out-of-service PPE and SCBA.
- Replace in-service or in-use damaged/unsafe/unrepairable PPE or SCBA to meet current standard.
- Replace in-service/in-use/expired/noncompliant PPE or SCBA to current standard.
- Structural/Proximity PPE list:
- Boots
- Coats
- Complete Set of Turnout Gear
- Helmets
- Hoods
- Pants
- Suspenders
Need Help with Grants for SCBA or Turnout Gear?
MSA sponsors free grant consultation through http://firegrantshelp.com/
The FireGrantsHelp staff of grant consultants offers invaluable assistance, whether you’re just starting your project and aren’t sure where to begin or you need to add the final touches to an application.
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