Assistance program
State Fire Training Systems Grants
$2.7 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, Homeland Security, Department of
- Assistance
- Project Grants
- CFDA number
- 97.043
- What it does
- In accordance with the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, the National Fire Academy (NFA) delivers training in cooperation with State fire service training agencies. This cooperation includes the State Fire Training System Grant (SFTSG) program providing grants to pay for: The direct delivery of government-funded course in the states, the distribution and sharing of the student manuals, instructor guides, and other course materials and funding to the states to help supplement and tailor their training delivery needs using FNA courses and programs. State Fire Training Programs support Goal 5 of the DHS Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 20-24, Strengthen Preparedness and Resilience, and Goal 3 of the 2022-2026 FEMA Strategic Plan, Promote and Sustain a Ready FEMA and Prepared Nation. This program is measured by: • The number of courses that are consistent with NFA approved curriculum. • The number of subjects (below) that are taught within the course(s) as outlined by the program office: o Leadership o Incident Management o Community Risk Reduction o Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) o Basic Training o Advanced training • The percent of volunteer personnel that passed the course (pass/success rate). • The percent of career personnel that passed the course (pass/success rate).
- Who benefits
- Specialized Group; fire and emergency response personnel.
- Who applies
- Credentials: Applicants must provide a work plan that includes a narrative project description along with the proposed costs for the project. The work plan will be used as a guide by the program office to approve / disapprove payment requests, therefore, the plan must be specific and must align with the amount of funding requested / received for the project description. Documentation: All beneficiaries / students must submit the standard FEMA Form 75-5 (long form) to the State or sponsoring host organization prior to the start of the class. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles.
- Program site
- http://www.usfa.fema.gov ↗
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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