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Assistance listing · 97.083
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 97.083, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $285M in awards under assistance listing 97.083, Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER), in FY2025, and $1.4B over the five fiscal years since FY2022; the program ranks 271 of 1056 on this site.
Obligations were about level on FY2024 ($288M), with $0 so far in FY2026.
The largest recipient organisations over FY2022–FY2025 were City of Indianapolis ($33M), Hillsborough County of ($31M) and City of Oakland ($26M).
By place of performance, the most money went to RI.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2025
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2025 | $285M | $666B | $4.5T |
| Five-year total | $1.4B | $3.2T | $21T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients obligations, FY2022–FY2025
| # | Organisation | Obligations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Indianapolis | $33M |
| 2 | Hillsborough County of | $31M |
| 3 | City of Oakland | $26M |
| 4 | City of Worcester | $23M |
| 5 | City of Philadelphia Fire Department | $22M |
| 6 | City of Providence | $21M |
| 7 | City of Phoenix | $18M |
| 8 | Frederick County Maryland | $17M |
| 9 | Anchorage, Municipality of (inc) | $17M |
| 10 | City of Arlington | $17M |
| 11 | City of Memphis, Tennessee | $14M |
| 12 | Richmond, City of | $14M |
| 13 | City of Bloomington | $13M |
| 14 | County of Palm Beach | $13M |
| 15 | Lake County | $12M |
| 16 | City of Las Vegas | $12M |
| 17 | Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District | $12M |
| 18 | City of Fort Lauderdale | $11M |
| 19 | City of Santa Clara | $11M |
| 20 | City of Los Angeles | $11M |
| 21 | Clay County Board of County Commissioners | $10M |
| 22 | City of Wichita | $10M |
| 23 | Polk County | $10M |
| 24 | Douglas County Board of Commissioners | $9.7M |
| 25 | City of Saint Cloud | $9.4M |
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2022
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Oakland | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $27M | 26 Apr 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| City of Philadelphia Fire Department | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $22M | 30 Aug 2023 | PA | USAspending |
| City of Indianapolis | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $18M | 30 Aug 2023 | IN | USAspending |
| City of Providence | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $17M | 3 Sep 2024 | RI | USAspending |
| City of Arlington | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $17M | 30 Aug 2023 | TX | USAspending |
| City of Indianapolis | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $16M | 15 Sep 2022 | IN | USAspending |
| Hillsborough County of | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $15M | 3 Sep 2024 | FL | USAspending |
| City of Worcester | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $14M | 15 Sep 2022 | MA | USAspending |
| City of Memphis, Tennessee | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $14M | 30 Aug 2023 | TN | USAspending |
| Richmond, City of | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $14M | 15 Sep 2022 | VA | USAspending |
Other programs numbered 97.xxx
- 97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) $132B
- 97.022 Flood Insurance $17B
- 97.048 Federal Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households in Presidential Declared Disaster Areas $11B
- 97.039 Hazard Mitigation Grant $5.8B
- 97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program $4.3B
- 97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grants $1.6B
- 97.047 BRIC: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities $1.5B
- 97.044 Assistance to Firefighters Grant $1.4B
- 97.008 Non-Profit Security Program $1.4B
- 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 $881M
- 97.160 Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup Grant Program $625M
- 97.012 Boating Safety Financial Assistance $617M
- 97.046 Fire Management Assistance Grant $520M
- 97.088 Disaster Assistance Projects $391M
- 97.025 National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System $364M
- 97.005 State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program $354M
- 97.056 Port Security Grant Program $340M
- 97.075 Rail and Transit Security Grant Program $309M
- 97.041 National Dam Safety Program $252M
- 97.161 Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) Grant Program $250M
- 97.052 Emergency Operations Center $244M
- 97.045 Cooperating Technical Partners $238M
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 97.083?
$285M in FY2025 and $1.4B over the five fiscal years since FY2022, 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 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)?
City of Indianapolis ($33M), Hillsborough County of ($31M), City of Oakland ($26M), City of Worcester ($23M), City of Philadelphia Fire Department ($22M). 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.