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Bay Door Companies Emergency Services Grants FEMA Open Periods Firehouse Grants FP&S NEWS SAFERMay 11, 2026by Shannon Creamer-Franke

Indications the Next FEMA Grant Cycle Is Coming

Here’s What Departments Should Do Now With FEMA fire grant programs expected to reopen in the coming months, now is the time for departments to ensure their federal registrations are current — especially their UEI and SAM.gov status. To apply for FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), SAFER, or Fire Prevention & Safety (FP&S) programs,...

AFG Emergency Services Grants FEMA Open Periods Firehouse GrantsJanuary 16, 2026by Shannon Creamer-Franke

What Departments Should Do Now

What Departments Should Do Now to Prepare a Strong, Compliant, and Competitive Application The strongest AFG applications are built before the application opens. Early planning helps avoid registration delays, strengthens narratives, and ensures your request aligns with FEMA priorities. Don’t Wait for the Deadline Don’t wait for the window to open — start...

AFG Emergency Services Grants NEWS SAFERSeptember 4, 2024by Shannon Creamer-Franke

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR: Emergency Services Grant Writers

Emergency Services Grant Writer Job Description Firehouse Grants seeks a successful grant writer with expertise in emergency services grants. Position: Firehouse Grants is seeking a full-time grant writer to prepare applications on behalf of our clients for programs including, but not limited to, the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG), Staffing for Adequate Fire...

AFG Emergency Services Grants NEWS SAFERAugust 28, 2024by dana

Integrity in Grant Writing

AFG applications are highly competitive – Success starts by picking the right project In any given week, multiple fire departments inevitably contact us about preparing an AFG application for a new apparatus. As firefighters, we totally get it: your truck is 20-something years old, the pump leaks like a sieve, the door latch is...

AFG Emergency Services Grants NEWS SAFER sam.govApril 14, 2024by dana

Is Your Department Registered at SAM.gov? If Not, You Will Miss Out.

REPOST APRIL 2024 The Federal grant programs administered by FEMA, including the AFG grant, SAFER grant, and FP&S are some of the largest and most popular sources of grants for fire departments and EMS agencies across the US. There will be nearly $1 billion available in FY2021. At Firehouse Grants, too often we see departments...