# Assistance to Firefighters Grant (97.044)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/97-044-assistance-to-firefighters-grant/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Assistance to Firefighters Grant is run by Department of Homeland Security. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $1.8 billion in 10,120 grants, about $177,822 per award.

## Objectives

The goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program is to enhance the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. The objectives of the AFG Program are to provide critically needed resources that equip and train emergency personnel to recognized standards, enhance operational efficiencies, foster interoperability, and support community resilience. FEMA will measure the recipient’s performance of the grant by comparing the number of items, supplies, projects, and activities needed and requested in its application with the number of items, supplies, projects, and activities acquired and delivered by the end of the period of performance. Please see applicable Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for additional information on the specific program metrics.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $354 million | 2,557 |
| 2022 | $366 million | 1,890 |
| 2023 | $436 million | 2,311 |
| 2024 | $332 million | 1,738 |
| 2025 | $312 million | 1,745 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore, City of | Maryland | $8.4 million |
| City of Memphis, Tennessee | Tennessee | $8.0 million |
| International Association of Firefighters | District of Columbia | $7.5 million |
| North Carolina State University | North Carolina | $7.5 million |
| The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation | Maryland | $7.3 million |
| University of Arizona | Arizona | $6.0 million |
| Iowa State University of Science and Technology | Iowa | $6.0 million |
| Fire Department Administrators Service | Maryland | $5.9 million |
| City of Miami | Florida | $5.4 million |
| National Volunteer Fire Council, Inc. | Maryland | $5.3 million |
| City & County San Fran | California | $5.1 million |
| Ventura County Fire Protection District | California | $4.9 million |
| City of Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | $4.8 million |
| City of Providence | Rhode Island | $4.8 million |
| Houston Fire Department | Texas | $4.7 million |
| City of Kansas City | Missouri | $4.6 million |
| Arizona Fire & Medical Authority | Arizona | $4.5 million |
| Firefighter Cancer Support Network Inc | California | $4.4 million |
| The American National Red Cross | District of Columbia | $4.4 million |
| International Association of Fire Fighters Foundation | District of Columbia | $4.4 million |