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

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/dhs-25-gpd-044-00-98-fiscal-year-fy-2025-assistance-to-firefighters-grants/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362440

> Department of Homeland Security - FEMA offered grants of up to $9.0 million to nonprofits, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 1,800 awards worth $292 million in total. Applications closed on June 22, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DHS-25-GPD-044-00-98 |
| Agency | Department of Homeland Security - FEMA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 22, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $9.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1,800 |
| Total funding | $292 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 97.044 |

## Who can apply

- County governments
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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

## What the grant funds

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.

## Questions people ask

### Is DHS-25-GPD-044-00-98 still open?

No. It closed on June 22, 2026.

### Who can apply for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program?

Department of Homeland Security - FEMA accepted applications from nonprofits, state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program?

Closed June 22, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $9.0 million each. About $292 million in total across about 1,800 awards.

### Who has won Assistance to Firefighters Grant grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Baltimore, City of, City of Memphis, Tennessee, International Association of Firefighters. The program made 10,120 awards worth $1.8 billion in that time.