Featured Grant Opportunity: SAFER

Start planning your FY 2015 SAFER Grant application now by reviewing the technical assistance tools below.  These tools were produced specifically to help potential applicants begin to plan their 2015 applications ahead of the application period.  The tools can be viewed on the AFG website or downloaded to your computer.

• Application Checklist
  • This checklist will help you prepare your SAFER grant application
• Self-Evaluation – Hiring of Firefighters
  • Rehiring, retention, attrition, and new hires
  • Career, combination, and volunteer fire departments
• Self-Evaluation – Recruitment and Retention – Fire Departments
  • Combination and volunteer fire departments
• Self-Evaluation – Recruitment and Retention – Interest Organizations
  • National, State, Local, or Tribal Volunteer Firefighters Interest Organizations
• Economic Hardship Supplemental Information – Hiring of Firefighters
  • This checklist will help those departments applying under the Hiring of Firefighters category to gather information on the economic conditions of their fire department in preparation of a SAFER grant application
• FY 2015 SAFER Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) – COMING SOON

SAFER Grants Help Desk:  If you have questions about the technical assistance tools listed below, call or e-mail the SAFER Grants help Desk.  The toll-free number is 1-866-274-0960; the e-mail address for questions is firegrants@fema.dhs.gov.

To register, or validate your information, please visit: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

SAM.gov Registration Tips:
Please ensure the following items are current in SAM.gov and the DUNS number used in SAM.gov is the same one you use for all FEMA applications:

• Organization’s name
• Address
• Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS)
• Employer Identification Number (EIN)
• Banking information (type of account (checking or saving), routing number, and account number
• Many websites may look official in appearance but are not. As a reminder, registration in SAM.gov is FREE
• SAM.gov registration is only active for one year and must be renewed annually
• FEMA has prepared a technical assistance document, the SAM.gov Get Ready Guide. This document is designed to walk you through the SAM.gov registration process
• This information should be consistent in all registration documents

Should you need assistance with your SAM.gov account, there are several ways to get
help:

• Submit your SAM.gov question online to the Federal Service Help Desk at https://www.fsd.gov/fsd-gov/home.do
• Call the Federal Service Help Desk toll free at (866) 606 – 8220
• SAM Quick Start Guide for New Grantee Registration and SAM Video Tutorial for New Applicants are tools created by the General Services Administration to assist those registering with SAM.gov

If you have questions or concerns about your SAM.gov registration, please contact the Federal Support desk at https://www.fsd.gov.