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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.Section 5 › Proposal

$684,000,000 for firefighter equipment and staffing grants

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5. Written by .

$684,000,000 for firefighter equipment and staffing grants

The document says “shallWho acts: Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management AgencyHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says

“$684,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, of which $342,000,000 shall be for Assistance to Firefighter Grants and $342,000,000 shall be for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5

The sixth allocation from the federal assistance account. It stays available through September 30, 2027, and is split evenly between the two firefighter grant programs under sections 33 and 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974: Assistance to Firefighter Grants, which pays for equipment, and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants, which pays for firefighters.

What the document actually says

“$684,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, of which $342,000,000 shall be for Assistance to Firefighter Grants and $342,000,000 shall be for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5
That sentence, in plain words

Fire grants get $684,000,000. Half buys gear. Half pays for firefighters.

What this is about

One program buys trucks, hoses and air packs. The other helps a town hire crews. The money lasts two years.

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    Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., Public Law 119-86, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 774 (2026).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ86/html/PLAW-119publ86.htm

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    “$684,000,000 for firefighter equipment and staffing grants,” Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/homeland-security-further-additional-continuing/proposal/sec05-firefighter-grants/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).

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