EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT association OF TEXAS

The FY 2024 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) application period opened on Nov. 12, 2024.  The deadline to submit applications is 4 PM CST on Friday, December 20, 2024. 

Technical assistance will be available to applicants throughout the application period. Here are the options available to 2024 AFG applicants:

§  The 2024 AFG Application Development Training Series is now available on YouTube. There will be no live application development webinar events for the 2024 AFG. Instead, a playlist of seven videos hosted on YouTube covers the spectrum of AFG subjects. This transition to recorded webinars is in response to requests from you, the fire service, to make recordings available to be watched on your time and at your leisure.

§  The AFG team will host live Q&A sessions at various times throughout the application period. The schedule for the Q&A sessions is located HERE. The AFG Team hopes this transition to recorded webinars and Q&A sessions allows our customers to access this valuable training on their terms and get any questions answered as they arise. 

§  Another resource is our Regional Fire Program Specialists. There is at least one in each of the 10 FEMA regions. Click HERE to view their contact information. Regional Fire Program Specialists are available year-round to assist with everything related to the AFG program. They will help manage your award should you receive one and help you understand why you were unsuccessful if you are not awarded. 

The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program Help Desk is staffed Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. ET—4:30 p.m. ET by fire service professionals who know the program and the fire service. You can contact them by phone at 866-274-0960 or via email at FireGrants@fema.dhs.gov