This serves as notification that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is releasing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Funding Opportunity Announcement (Grant Program Guidance) on February 11, 2014. The application period for the FY 2013 FP&S Program will open on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. EST and will close on March 21, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. EST.
The FY 2013 DHS Appropriations Act provides $32,092,008 for the FP&S Program and authorizes the Department to enhance the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. The primary goal is to reduce injury and prevent death among high-risk populations. The Grant Programs Directorate administers the FP&S Grants as part of the AFG Program.
Grant guidance for this program will be available at www.grants.gov and at http://www.fema.gov/fire-prevention-safety-grants. Also, the “Get ready Guides”, available at http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/89270, may also be useful for potential applicants and is provided to answer questions and to help prepare grant applications.