Category: Grant Opportunities

Apply Now for the Wildfire Fuels Reduction Grant Opportunity
The Ready, Set, Go! (RSG) Program is accepting proposals from fire departments for Fuels Reduction Projects. The program is provided by the USDA Forest Service through a cooperative agreement with the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC). All submissions are due by September 30, 2023. Eligible Organizations Organizations that are …

FY 2022 SAFER Grant Opportunity: Application Open
Author: James Smyth The SAFER grant application is open until March 17, 2023, at 5 P.M. E.T. The focus of the grant is on enhancing local fire departments’ abilities to comply with staffing, response, and operational standards established by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Eligible fire departments and volunteer …

Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Opportunity
The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) application is open until Friday, February 10, 2023, at 5:00pm ET. The grant opportunity’s focus is on increasing public safety and the safety of firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. Eligible fire departments, nonaffiliated emergency medical service (EMS) organizations, and State Fire …

Wildfire Defense Funding Opportunity
Author: Jason Fuller Is your community one of the 60,000+ communities identified across the United States as being at risk of a wildfire? Would federal funding help you protect your community from these wildfires? The Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) is the zone where a transition from unoccupied land to human …

How to Secure Grant Funding
Our experts at PCG are here to help you throughout the grant process by locating potential opportunities for your department and assisting with your applications. To help navigate the process, we wanted to share MSA Safety Incorporated’s series of steps to help Fire and EMS agencies with identifying, applying for, …

Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) Grant Program News
NAEMT’s EMS Corporate Engagement Council recently released their quarterly newsletter for the second quarter of 2022 on July 8th which focuses on important and relevant EMS news and updates including those related to the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) Act. This grant program is geared towards rural EMS …

Grant Program Updates from AFG
The Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program released their latest informational bulletin on June 22, 2022. Content includes information regarding the management of current grants and upcoming grant opportunities. Updates for this month covered the following: Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) According to FEMA, by May 14, 2022, all federal …

National Opioid Settlement Funding Available to Public Safety Personnel
A substantial amount of funding is available to help public safety personnel combat the national opioid epidemic. The national settlement amounting to $26 billion will be distributed through local and state leadership. While this will not be the only opioid settlement funding available for public safety personnel, it offers a …

New Fire and EMS Grant Opportunities
PCG understands how important it is for departments to find new ways to generate revenues and secure additional funding to support operations. There are many avenues of acquiring supplementary financial resources through federal, state, and foundation grant opportunities. In this section of our blog we will provide educational materials regarding …