Grant Funding for FY2006
The bill setting the budget for the Department of Homeland Security is going to President Bush for his signature (via Firehouse.com). This bill sets the amounts for the SAFER and AFG grant programs.
The numbers of interest are $110 million for SAFER and $545 million for AFG, which is a total of $155 million more than the President’s original request.The U.S. Fire Administration, a unit of FEMA in DHS also had its budget cut for next year by about $11 million to $44,948.000, according to figures from the Congressional Fire Services Institute.
Funding for SAFER is up $45 million and funding for AFG is down $105 million. Total funding for both programs together is down $60 million. Another funding cut is troubling:
The U.S. Fire Administration, a unit of FEMA in DHS also had its budget cut for next year by about $11 million to $44,948.000, according to figures from the Congressional Fire Services Institute.
