FY 2021 Fire Prevention and Safety Program Application Period Opening

Press Release

FEMA will open the fiscal year (FY) 2021 Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Program application period on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 8 a.m. ET and accept applications through 5 p.m. ET on Friday, February 18, 2022.

The purpose of the FP&S Program is to award grants directly to fire departments, national, regional, state, local, tribal, and non-profit organizations such as academic (e.g., universities), public health, occupational health, and injury prevention institutions for fire prevention programs and supporting firefighter health and safety research and development such as clinical studies that address behavioral, social science, and cultural research.

The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 116-260), and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) includes $460 million for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program and the FP&S Program. Of that amount, the FY 2021 FP&S Program will award $46 million to strengthen community fire prevention programs and enable scientific research on innovations that improve firefighter safety, health, and wellness.

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