DHS Opens Application Period for SAFER Grants

May 12, 2008 – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will begin accepting applications for FY 2008 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Services (SAFER) grants May 27, 2008, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The deadline for receipt of applications is June 27, 2008, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Program guidance is available on the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) web site. Under the DHS Appropriations Act of 2008, Congress appropriated $190 million for SAFER grants.

Applications will be automated and accessible from the AFG web site. SAFER grants are administered by the DHS's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).