PRESENTER: Presenter
Ruy Lozano, Fire Chief
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SUBJECT: Title
Presentation of the SAFER Grant Award to the New Braunfels Fire Department for Additional Firefighters.
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DEPARTMENT: Fire Department
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
This grant in the amount of $3,423,383.64 was awarded to the City by the U. S. Department of Homeland Security based on the City’s application submitted for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant.
The purpose of the SAFER Grant Program is to provide funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to assist in increasing the number of firefighters to help communities meet industry minimum standards and attain 24-hour staffing to provide adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards, and to fulfill traditional missions of fire departments. After careful consideration, FEMA has determined that the grant recipient's project or projects submitted as part of the recipient's application and detailed in the project narrative as well as the request details section of the application ― including budget information ― was consistent with the SAFER Grant Program’s purpose and was worthy of award.
Excerpt from Grant Award Letter:
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, D.C. 20472
Effective date: 09/15/2023
CITY OF NEW BRAUNFELS
550 LANDA ST
NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130
EMW-2022-FF-00509
Congratulations on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security. Your application submitted for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant funding opportunity has been approved in the amount of $3,423,383.64 in Federal funding.
Sincerely,
PAMELA WILLIAMS
Breakdown of Amount Awarded:
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