Assistance Listing 97.044
Assistance to Firefighters Grant
HOMELAND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF · Federal Emergency Management Agency
Assistance Listing 97.044, “Assistance to Firefighters Grant,” is a federal program administered by HOMELAND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $292M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
Program objective
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.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 97.044
No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.
Eligible applicants (program level)
- Nonprofit Organization
- U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
- U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
- Department or Agency of a U.S. State Government
- Department or Agency of a U.S. Territorial Government
- Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
- Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages)
- County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority)
- Port Authority
- Other Special Disctrict Government
- Local
- State
- Territorial
- Tribal
Eligible applicants for the AFG Program are limited to fire departments, nonaffiliated EMS organizations, and SFTAs operating in any of the 50 States plus the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico or any federally recognized Indian tribe or tribal organization. Refer to the AFG NOFO for additional information regarding eligibility.
Intended beneficiaries: Other Special Disctrict Government, Port Authority, County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority), Tribal, U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages), Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government, U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states), State, Local and 4 more.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Award amounts for the AFG Program vary based on approved project costs, item eligibility, and applicable funding caps. The program does not have a minimum amount that can be requested but have funding caps. Awards may range from $571.42 to $3,043,478.26. Under the AFG Program maximum amount of funding an applicant can receive is set based on the population of the jurisdiction served by the applicant. Please refer to the AFG NOFO for additional information regarding funding limitations.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 97.044. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 97.044?
97.044 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Assistance to Firefighters Grant.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 97.044?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Nonprofit Organization, U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states), Department or Agency of a U.S. State Government, Department or Agency of a U.S. Territorial Government, Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government, Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages), County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority), Port Authority, Other Special Disctrict Government, Local, State and 2 more. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 97.044 provide?
The agency reported $291,600,000 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.