Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program

Department of Homeland Security - FEMA · DHS

CFDA Numbers

97.044

Award Ceiling

$9.0M

Award Floor

—

Expected Awards

1800

Close Date

Jun 22, 2026

Section I

How to Apply

Apply Online ↗

View on grants_gov ↗

Program Contact

FEMA GO Help Desk <br/>1-877-585-3242 <br/>femago@fema.dhs.gov
femago@fema.dhs.gov

Cost Sharing Matching funds required.

Section II

Eligibility

Fire Departments, State Fire Training Academies, Nonaffiliated Emergency Medical Services

Eligible Applicant Types

01, 02, 07, 12, 25

Section III

Description

The AFG Program provides financial assistance directly to eligible fire departments, nonaffiliated emergency medical service (EMS) organizations, and State Fire Training Academies (SFTAs) to equip and train emergency personnel to recognized standards, outfit responders with compliant personal protective equipment, provide funding to retrofit or modify facilities to protect personnel from known health hazards, acquire emergency response vehicles, design and implement health, wellness and resiliency programs that prepare responders for incident response, enhance operational efficiencies, foster interoperability, and support community resilience.

Section IV

Key Dates

Posted: May 18, 2026
Closes: Jun 22, 2026
Archive: Jul 22, 2026