President Donald Trump has released his budget recommendations for fiscal year 2021, including a proposed increase in funds for the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and decrease in Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate fire & Emergency Response Grants (SAFER) allocations.
AFG and SAFER received a combined total of $355 million in fiscal year 2020, which the President’s Budget Request (PBR) recommended lowering to $344.4 million, according to the Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI).
The USFA, which received $46.8 million in fiscal year 2020, would receive $49.7 million under the PBR recommendations.
Allocations for Urban Search and Rescue should remain at $37.832 million, according to the PBR.