The Department of Homeland Security – FEMA is currently accepting applications for its 2023 State Fire Training Systems Grant Program.
Donor Name: Department of Homeland Security – FEMA
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/10/2023
Size of the Grant: $20,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
In accordance with the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, the Superintendent of the National Fire Academy (NFA) delivers training in cooperation with State fire service training agencies. This cooperation includes the State Fire Training Systems Grant (SFTSG) program providing grants to pay for: the direct delivery of government-funded courses in the states; the distribution and sharing of student manuals, instructor guides, and other course materials and funding to the states to help supplement and tailor their training delivery needs using NFA courses and programs. State Fire Training Programs support Goal 5 of the DHS Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2020-2024, Strengthen Preparedness and Resilience, and Goal 3 of the 2022-2026 FEMA Strategic Plan, Promote and Sustain a Ready FEMA and Prepared Nation.
Objective
Promote the professional development of the fire and the emergency response community and its allied professionals and support state and local training organizations in fulfilling their obligation to career and volunteer fire and emergency services.
Grant Priority
Develop, deliver, and manage educational and training programs having a national focus that are outside state and local training missions or that exceed state and local capabilities because of cost or audience.
Performance Measures
- The number of courses that are consistent with NFA approved curriculum
- The number of subjects (below) that are taught within the course(s) as outlined by the program office:
- Leadership
- Incident Management
- Community Risk Reduction
- Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)
- Basic Training
- Advanced Training
- The percent of volunteer personnel that passed the course (pass/success rate)
- The percent of career personnel that passed the course (pass/success rate).
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,000,000
- Maximum Award Amount: $20,000
- Period of Performance: 12 months
Eligibility Criteria
State governments
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
