Round #6 AFG Awards Announced

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today $23,929,224 in direct assistance grants to 200 fire departments and first responder organizations through the department's Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. Additional phases will soon be announced that will total $485 million in FY06 AFG awards to nearly 5,000 fire-related organizations nationwide.

Announcements are planned for every Friday through the end of the year at approximately 6 a.m. There are approximately 5,000 grants worth $485-490 million to be awarded.

• 2006 AFG Grants Recipients, Round 6
• 2006 Grants Recipients by State

The AFG is a competitive program administered by the DHS Office of Grants and Training that awards one-year grants directly to fire departments nationwide in an effort to give every department the basic tools needed to respond to all hazards.

The AFG application solicitation period closed in April, and peer reviewers from various fire service organizations evaluated and ranked the 18,160 applications several weeks later.

Grants can also be viewed at the Homeland Security Grant Program Web site.

Related:

• 2006 AFG Grants Recipients, Round 5
• 2006 AFG Grants Recipients, Round 4
• 2006 AFG Grants Recipients, Round 3
• 2006 AFG Grants Recipients, Round 2
• 2006 AFG Grants Recipients, Round 1
• 2006 Grants Recipients by State