FEMA Awards More Than $5M in Grants for Firefighters

The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) announced on Tuesday that it has awarded $5.6 million in the first round of funding for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Assistance to Firefighters Grants. This money helps firefighters and other first responders obtain critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training and other resources necessary for protecting the public and emergency personnel from fire and related hazards.

Through its weekly bulletin issued on August 2, 2022, FEMA indicated that it will continue to make grant awards this summer until the $414 million appropriated for this program has been distributed.

Still to come this summer are award announcements for the FY 21 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) and Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) programs. These programs fund critically needed resources to equip and train emergency personnel, enhance efficiencies and support community resilience.

As of July 29, 2022, FEMA has made 25 awards totaling $5.6 million. Sixteen grants have been awarded to the following Oklahoma cities or fire departments:

Organization Program Award Amount Award Date
City of Sand Springs Fire Department Operations and Safety $168,181 09/10/21
Chandler Fire Department Operations and Safety $127,128 09/03/21
Guthrie Fire Department Operations and Safety $212,352 09/03/21
Yukon Fire Department Operations and Safety $70,945 08/27/21
Meers VFD Operations and Safety $138,893 08/27/21
Cowskin Rural Fire District Vehicle Acquisition $276,190 08/13/21
Lowrey VFD Operations and Safety $20,952 08/13/21
City of Collinsville Fire Department Operations and Safety $6,818 08/13/21
Olive VFD Operations and Safety $47,619 08/06/21
Illinois River Area VFD Operations and Safety $49,523 08/06/21
Owasso Fire Department Operations and Safety $16,836 08/06/21
Clinton Fire Department Operations and Safety $80,476 08/06/21
City of Collinsville Operations and Safety $2,700 02/19/21
City of Seminole Operations and Safety $37,285 02/19/21
Cowskin Rural Fire District Operations and Safety $3,947 02/19/21
Keefeton VFD Operations and Safety $5,093 02/19/21