Fiscal Year 2025 State Fire Training Systems Grant | DHS 25 USFA 043 00 99

Opportunity Information: Apply for DHS 25 USFA 043 00 99

The Fiscal Year 2025 State Fire Training Systems Grant (SFTSG) is a federal grant opportunity offered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through FEMA, supporting the National Fire Academy (NFA) mission to deliver fire service training in partnership with state fire service training agencies. Authorized under the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, the program is designed to strengthen and expand the way NFA courses and programs are delivered within states by providing targeted funding that helps states run approved training locally rather than relying solely on centralized delivery.

At its core, this grant helps cover the direct delivery of government-funded NFA courses in the states. That includes practical support for offering NFA curriculum through state systems and ensuring participants and instructors have the materials needed to run the courses effectively. The opportunity specifically highlights distribution and sharing of course materials such as Student Manuals and Instructor Guides, along with other related training resources. In addition, the grant can be used by states to supplement and tailor their training delivery needs using NFA courses and programs, meaning it is meant to help state training systems adapt NFA content to fit local delivery realities (while still aligned with NFA programming).

Eligibility is limited to state governments, reflecting the program structure of working through statewide fire training systems or state-level training agencies. The assistance is provided as a grant, and the funding activity is categorized under education, employment, labor and training, with an additional "other" category reflecting the operational nature of training system support. The associated CFDA (now commonly referenced under Assistance Listings) number is 97.043, which corresponds to programs administered under the U.S. Fire Administration/National Fire Academy umbrella.

For FY 2025, the funding opportunity number is DHS 25 USFA 043 00 99. FEMA expects to make about 50 awards, and the award ceiling is listed as 20,000 dollars. Applications must be submitted through FEMA Grants Outcomes (GO), FEMA's online grants management platform, accessible at https://go.fema.gov/. The opportunity was created on 2025-08-01, and the original application closing date is 2025-08-15, so the application window is short and states should plan for quick internal coordination, required reviews, and timely submission through the GO system.

Overall, the SFTSG program is a relatively small but practical funding stream aimed at improving access to standardized, nationally developed fire and emergency services training by helping states deliver NFA coursework efficiently, distribute essential instructional materials, and address state-specific delivery needs while staying grounded in NFA curricula and partnerships.

• The Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the education, employment, labor and training, other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year 2025 State Fire Training Systems Grant" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.043.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-08-01.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-08-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $20,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 50 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments.

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