Federal grant programs / Department of Homeland Security

Fire Management Assistance Grant (97.046)

Also known as (FMAG)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$696 million
• Grant awards232
• Typical award$508,963
• Awarded in FY 2025$113 million
• Size rank301 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceProject grants, provision of specialized services

Key findings

• Annual funding fell from $220 million in fiscal 2021 to $113 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 301st largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 21 states and territories.

What the program funds

The Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) Program is authorized by the Stafford Act. The objective and purpose of the FMAG Program is to provide supplemental assistance to State, Tribal, and local governmental entities for the mitigation, management, and control of any fire on public or private forest land or grassland that threatens such destruction as would constitute a major disaster. The funds are primarily used for fire suppression services (response) but also for essential assistance (emergency protective measures) as described in Section 403 (42 U.S.C. 5170b) of the Stafford Act. This includes but is not limited to evacuation, sheltering, police barricading, equipment and supplies, and other costs related to fire suppression operations and administration in support of these operations. Performance Measures: • Number of SLTT partners who receive FMAG assistance • Number of dollars SLTT partners receive to mitigate, manage, and control FMAG-Declared fires • Number of field camps established • Number of tools repaired or replaced • Number of mobilization activities conducted • Number of dollars used to offset administrative costs

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

The state (includes District of Columbia, U.S. territories and possessions, and state governments) and Indian tribal governments are eligible for fire management assistance grants. The state or Indian tribal government may be the recipient. The recipient is the government entity that receives the award and is accountable for the use of funds provided. A state, local, or Indian tribal government may apply as a subrecipient under the recipient’s award.

What the money can and cannot pay for

The Fire Management Assistance Grant Program, authorized by the Stafford Act, provides for cost-shared Fire Management Assistance Grants for the mitigation, management and control of fires that threaten such destruction as would constitute a major disaster. Yes. The restrictions are documented in the FMAG FEMA-State Agreement and 2 CFR part 200.;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Cost Share Requirements: Fire Management Assistance Grants may be available to states on a 75 percent federal/25 percent non-federal cost-sharing basis when the state's application demonstrates either of the following: total eligible costs for the declared fire meet or exceed the individual fire cost threshold or total costs of all declared and non-declared fires in a given calendar year meet the cumulative fire cost threshold. The individual fire cost threshold for a state for FY 2022 is the greater of $100,000 or five percent x $1.63 x state population. The cumulative fire cost threshold for a state for FY 2022 is the greater of $500,000 or three times the five percent x $1.63 x state population. Both formulas are adjusted annually for inflation using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published annually by the Department of Labor.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

Award range and average, in the agency's words

20-year average is $101,000,000/year

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2019: Over 100 projects in multiple Sstates have been funded. These projects include, but are not limited to,: fire suppression services and associated services, i.e. fire engines, water tankers, aircraft and retardant, heavy equipment, personnel, and supplies that are deployed in fire suppression activities. Funded projects also include emergency protective servicesmeasures such as search and rescue, sheltering, dissemination of public information, and other services essential to saving lives and protecting and preserving property or public health and safety,Fiscal Year2020: Projects include, but are not limited, to fire suppression services and associated services, i.e. fire engines, water tankers, aircraft and retardant, heavy equipment, personnel, and supplies that are deployed in fire suppression activities. Funded projects also include emergency protective measures such as search and rescue, sheltering, dissemination of public information, and other services essential to saving lives and protecting and preserving property or public health and safety.Fiscal Year2021: Projects include, but are not limited, to fire suppression services and associated services, e.g., fire engines, water tankers, aircraft and retardant, heavy equipment, personnel, and supplies that are deployed in fire suppression activities.

Continue reading on SAM.gov

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

State and local governments received 99% of the money.

By state

18 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.