U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Deadline: March 22, 2019 Amount: No maximum. $350 million for entire program Match: Yes Under the SAFER Hiring of Firefighters Activity, grant recipients are required to contribute a Cost Share toward the actual cost of hiring firefighters under this program. The Federal portion of the costs of hiring firefighters under this grant may not
• 75 percent of the actual costs incurred in each of the first and second years of the grant; and
• 35 percent of the actual costs incurred in the third year of the grant. Therefore, the recipient is required to contribute at least the following in non-Federal funds:
• 25 percent of the actual costs incurred in each of the first and second years of the grant; and
• 65 percent of the actual costs incurred in the third year of the grant. Eligibility: County and city government
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate implements and administers the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants. SAFER grants provide financial assistance to help fire departments increase frontline firefighters. SAFER offers grants to support activities in two activities: 1.
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