Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program
This open federal grant from Daphine Jackson Grantor supports community-focused work and is available to nonprofits and other eligible applicants, with applications due Jun 22, 2026. It provides awards up to $9M.
Apply on Grants.govOpportunity 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.
Who can apply
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- City or township governments
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- County governments
Fire Departments, State Fire Training Academies, Nonaffiliated Emergency Medical Services
Funding
Agency contact
Applying for this grant
Applications go through Grants.gov directly. We recommend reading the full announcement and double-checking eligibility and dates on the official listing first.
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