SAFER Grant Funding
FEMA's SAFER program awards Recruitment & Retention grants specifically so volunteer fire departments can fix the problems TurnoutFlow solves. If budget is what's stopping you, a grant may cover it.
FEMA publishes a Notice of Funding Opportunity for SAFER each cycle. Recruitment & Retention (R&R) activities are a dedicated category for volunteer and combination departments — and R&R awards historically require no local cost share.
Recruitment software, marketing, and program management tools have been eligible R&R expenses in prior cycles. Use the boilerplate below in your project narrative and budget justification, and confirm eligibility against the current NOFO.
We provide formal pricing quotes, product documentation, and program metrics language for your application at no cost — whether or not you are a customer yet.
Drop this into your project narrative or budget justification and adapt it to your department's recruitment plan.
Funds will be used to implement a recruitment and retention management platform (TurnoutFlow) that provides a mobile-first online application for prospective volunteer members, automated applicant tracking and follow-up for department coordinators, structured onboarding with document and milestone tracking, and retention-focused member communication. The platform directly supports the department's recruitment and retention plan by reducing applicant drop-off, shortening time from application to active membership, and providing measurable recruitment metrics (application starts, completion rate, and stage conversion) for program reporting.
Applying this cycle? We'll help you build the case.
Request a demo and mention your grant application — we'll include a formal quote and supporting documentation you can attach.
TurnoutFlow is not affiliated with FEMA. Grant eligibility rules change each cycle — always verify against the current SAFER Notice of Funding Opportunity.