Fire Grants News and Articles

• Celebrating 25 years of the AFG Program

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  How determination, partnership and political will reshaped the relationship between local fire departments and the federal government

• Lexipol launches Grants 2.0: A unified platform for grant discovery, writing and management

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  The upgrade streamlines how fire, EMS, police and local government agencies find, apply for and manage grants

• State emergency managers sound alarm over new rules, delays for FEMA disaster grants

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  Grant cuts, new rules and a shutdown freeze are stalling hires and training, putting disaster readiness at risk

• Calif. FD uses $3.1M grant to hire FFs, restore ALS, start wellness program

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  SAFER, AFG funds will help the Fullerton Fire Department restore ALS, reduce response times and launch a wellness program

• IAFC, IAFF call for legislators to end government shutdown, support fire, EMS departments

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  Organizations say the ongoing shutdown has left federal firefighters working without pay, blocked vital fire and EMS grants, and cut Medicare ambulance reimbursements

• Minn. city joins lawsuit against Trump administration over DHS, FEMA grant conditions

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  Several major cities allege that the Trump administration imposed “unlawful and unrelated conditions” on more than $100M in public safety grants

• 3 Mich. FDs receive a total of $1.3M in AFG funding for new SCBA

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  Midland, Saginaw and Bay City fire departments will replace 120 SCBA units, with new expected in service by summer 2026

• $14M overhaul coming to Calif. fire station after major state, federal grants

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  After a two-year push, North County Fire Chief Keith McReynolds secured a federal grant to rebuild Station 4 with expanded quarters and room for more engines

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