Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants
Dept. of Homeland Security – FEMA
Wildfire-Specific Spending: No
Wildfire Activities Funded: “Preparedness”
Authorization:
P.L. 106-398
U.S.C: 15 U.S.C. §2229a
3,128
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL)
FY2017 – FY2025
Description
The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant program offers grants to nonprofit nonfederal fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to hire or recruit and retain firefighters. The goal of the program is to help communities meet minimum firefighter number standards and attain 24-hour staffing.Appropriations
| Regular | Supplemental | IIJA | IRA | |
| FY2015 | 340,000,000 | — | — | — |
| FY2016 | 345,000,000 | — | — | — |
| FY2017 | 345,000,000 | — | — | — |
| FY2018 | 350,000,000 | — | — | — |
| FY2019 | 350,000,000 | — | — | — |
| FY2020 | 355,000,000 | — | — | — |
| FY2021 | 360,000,000 | — | — | — |
| FY2022 | 360,000,000 | — | — | — |
| FY2023 | 360,000,000 | — | — | |
| FY2024 | 324,000,000 | — | — | |
| FY2025 | 324,000,000 | — | ||
| FY2026 | Not Available | — |
Last Updated: March 20, 2026
Received Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funding: No
Received Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Funding: No