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Assistance listing · 97.044
Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 97.044, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $0 in awards under assistance listing 97.044, Assistance to Firefighters Grant, in FY2026, and $1.1B over the five fiscal years since FY2023; the program ranks 280 of 988 on this site.
Obligations were down 100% on FY2025 ($312M), with $0 so far in FY2027.
The largest recipient organisations over FY2022–FY2025 were City of Memphis, Tennessee ($7.7M), Baltimore, City of ($6.6M) and International Association of Firefighters ($6.0M).
By place of performance, the most money went to WV.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2026
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2026 | $0 | $722B | $4.4T |
| Five-year total | $1.1B | $2.6T | $17T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients obligations, FY2022–FY2025
| # | Organisation | Obligations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Memphis, Tennessee | $7.7M |
| 2 | Baltimore, City of | $6.6M |
| 3 | International Association of Firefighters | $6.0M |
| 4 | North Carolina State University | $6.0M |
| 5 | Iowa State University of Science and Technology | $6.0M |
| 6 | Fire Department Administrators Service | $5.9M |
| 7 | The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation | $5.8M |
| 8 | City of Miami | $5.4M |
| 9 | City & County San Fran | $5.1M |
| 10 | City of Pittsburgh | $4.8M |
| 11 | City of Providence | $4.6M |
| 12 | University of Arizona | $4.5M |
| 13 | Firefighter Cancer Support Network Inc | $4.4M |
| 14 | International Association of Fire Fighters Foundation | $4.4M |
| 15 | Ventura County Fire Protection District | $4.4M |
| 16 | International Public Safety Data Institute | $4.3M |
| 17 | Arizona Fire & Medical Authority | $4.0M |
| 18 | National Volunteer Fire Council, Inc. | $3.8M |
| 19 | Houston Fire Department | $3.7M |
| 20 | City of Fort Worth | $3.6M |
| 21 | Seattle, City of | $3.6M |
| 22 | The Wildfire Conservancy, Inc. | $3.5M |
| 23 | First Responder Center for Excellence for Reducing Occupational Illness, Injuries, and Deaths, Inc. | $3.4M |
| 24 | The Johns Hopkins University | $3.3M |
| 25 | County of Los Angeles | $3.2M |
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2023
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $3.0M | 19 Sep 2024 | WV | USAspending |
| City & County San Fran | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.8M | 19 Sep 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Baltimore, City of | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.7M | 25 Sep 2025 | MD | USAspending |
| Orange County, Florida | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.7M | 19 Sep 2024 | FL | USAspending |
| City of Philadelphia Fire Department | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.7M | 19 Sep 2024 | PA | USAspending |
| City of Glendale | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.4M | 19 Sep 2024 | AZ | USAspending |
| City & County San Fran | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.3M | 5 Sep 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| City of Chicago Fire Department | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.2M | 25 Sep 2025 | IL | USAspending |
| City of New York Fire Department | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.1M | 15 Sep 2023 | NY | USAspending |
| West Side Volunteer Fire Fighters, Inc | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.0M | 15 Sep 2023 | WV | USAspending |
Other programs numbered 97.xxx
- 97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) $100B
- 97.022 Flood Insurance $16B
- 97.048 Federal Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households in Presidential Declared Disaster Areas $8.4B
- 97.039 Hazard Mitigation Grant $5.2B
- 97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program $3.1B
- 97.047 BRIC: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities $1.3B
- 97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grants $1.2B
- 97.008 Non-Profit Security Program $1.2B
- 97.083 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) $1.1B
- 97.141 Shelter and Services Program $1.0B
- 97.137 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program $949M
- 97.029 Flood Mitigation Assistance $749M
- 97.160 Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup Grant Program $625M
- 97.012 Boating Safety Financial Assistance $499M
- 97.046 Fire Management Assistance Grant $432M
- 97.025 National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System $330M
- 97.088 Disaster Assistance Projects $305M
- 97.005 State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program $263M
- 97.161 Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) Grant Program $250M
- 97.056 Port Security Grant Program $248M
- 97.041 National Dam Safety Program $221M
- 97.075 Rail and Transit Security Grant Program $219M
- 97.052 Emergency Operations Center $195M
- 97.139 Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund Program $165M
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 97.044?
$0 in FY2026 and $1.1B over the five fiscal years since FY2023, counting every award type recorded under the listing (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance and other assistance). Obligations are commitments, not payments.
Who receives the most under Assistance to Firefighters Grant?
City of Memphis, Tennessee ($7.7M), Baltimore, City of ($6.6M), International Association of Firefighters ($6.0M), North Carolina State University ($6.0M), Iowa State University of Science and Technology ($6.0M). Individuals are never listed; where a program pays individuals, USAspending records aggregated rows that appear here as "not shown".
What is an assistance listing (CFDA) number?
A five-digit number that identifies a federal financial assistance program on SAM.gov (formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance). Every grant, loan, direct payment or other assistance award on USAspending carries one; contracts do not.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (assistance listing) by fiscal year, recipient cross-tabulation for FY2022–FY2025 and award search, loaded 30 Sep 2026. State figures come from each state's top-100 listing table, so small amounts in a state may be missing. See methodology.