Fire Prevention & Safety Grant Application Period Opens

The application period for the 2015 (Fiscal Year) Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Grants opens today, April 4.

FEMA's goal is to award 100 grants totaling $34M. 

FEMA officials urge agencies that are planing to apply for this round of funding to read the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) thoroughly as it contains the key programmatic updates and application requirements for all eligible applicants. 

The prevention category focuses on: 

• General education/awareness
• Code enforcement/awareness
• Fire and arson investigation
• National/state/regional programs and studies

Activities in firefighter safety research and development include:

• Clinical studies
• Technology and product development
• Database system development
• Dissemination and implementation research
• Preliminary studies

Find more details on the Fire Prevention & Safety Grants website.

The application period closes on May 6 at 5 p.m. ET.