National Fire Academy Training Assistance

 

To provide travel stipends (up to 75 percent of the expense of attendance) to fire service, emergency medical services, and emergency managers attending National Fire Academy (NFA) courses at the National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, Maryland. This assistance is provided by Public Law 93-498, Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974. NFA curricula and programs are designed to support State and local response agencies to prevent, mitigate, prepare for, and respond to local, regional and national emergencies. Cost sharing for student attendance at NETC supports Goal 5 of the DHS Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years (FY) 20-24, Strengthen Preparedness and Resilience; and Goal 3 of the FEMA Strategic Plan for FY 2022-2026, Promote and Sustain a Ready FEMA and Prepared Nation. NFA has a performance measure in place to measure the percentage of supervisors of students trained who believe their staff are better prepared as a result of NFA training. For FY 2022, 93.3% of supervisors reported their staff was better prepared for natural and man-made emergencies.

Active 97.018 Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security B - Project Grants; C - Direct Payments For Specified Use Fiscal Year 2016 It is anticipated that the National Fire Academy will train an estimated 100,000 fire and emergency services personnel through NFA Sponsored 2/6/10 day on- and off-courses, State sponsored 2/6/10 day courses, and NFAOnline distance learning courses. NFA trained 103,257 fire and emergency services personnel through NFA-sponsored 2-, 6-, and 10-day on- and off-campus courses, State-sponsored 2-, 6-, and 10-day courses, and NFAOnline distance learning courses. Of those students, NFA reimbursed 3,651 students, who attended resident training, through the Student Stipend Reimbursement Program.
Fiscal Year 2017 During FY 17 NFA trained over 100,000 fire and emergency services personnel through NFA-sponsored 2-, 6-, and 10-day on- and off-campus courses, State-sponsored 2-, 6-, 10-day courses, and NFA Online distance learning courses.
Fiscal Year 2018 NFA trained 101,943 fire and emergency services personnel through NFA-sponsored 2-, 6-, and 10-day on- and off-campus courses, State-sponsored 2-, 6-, 10-day courses, and NFA Online distance learning courses. Financial assistance/stipends were paid to 3,533 students attending 294 resident 6- and 10-day course offerings at the NETC campus. Through the end of FY 2019, Quarter 2, NFA has paid stipends in the amount of $782,215 to 1,695 students.
Fiscal Year 2019 NFA trained 96,369 fire and emergency services personnel through NFA-sponsored 2-, 6-, and 10-day on- and off-campus courses, State-sponsored 2-, 6-, 10-day courses, and NFA Online distance learning courses. Financial assistance/stipends were paid to 3,172 students attending 203 resident 6- and 10-day course offerings at the NETC campus. Through the end of FY 2020, Quarter 2, NFA has paid stipends in the amount of $819,131 to 1,910 students.
Fiscal Year 2020 Fiscal Year 2020: NFA trained 84,389 fire and emergency services personnel through NFA-sponsored 2-, 6-, and 10-day on- and off-campus courses, State-sponsored 2-, 6-, 10-day courses, and NFA Online distance learning courses. The number of students is lower than normal because all resident courses were canceled from March – September due to COVID-19. Financial assistance/stipends were paid to 2,007 students attending 129 resident 6- and 10-day course offerings at the NETC campus. With continued restrictions due to COVID-19, the NFA did not resume on-campus classes until April 12, 2021. Only a limited number of stipends have been processed since classes just resumed. It is anticipated that the amount paid to stipends will be significantly lower than previous years due to cancelation of courses until the April timeframe, and delivering courses for the remainder of the FY at 50% capacity.
Fiscal Year 2021 Fiscal Year 2021: NFA trained 98,724 fire and emergency medical services personnel through NFA-sponsored 2-, 6-, and 10-day on- and off-campus courses, State-sponsored 2-, 6-, 10-day courses, and NFA Online distance learning courses. With continued restrictions due to COVID-19, the NFA did not resume delivering on-campus classes until April 12, 2021, with capacities for courses set at 50%. This contributed to the lower number of students completing on-campus training. Financial assistance/stipends were paid to 1,029 students attending 131 resident 6- and 10-day course offerings at the NETC campus. During FY 21, in an effort to support the nation’s fire and emergency medical services personnel, NFA increased the number of off-campus and virtual deliveries to help off-set the canceled and reduced on-campus classes.
Fiscal Year 2022 Fiscal Year 2022: NFA trained 76,414 fire and emergency medical services personnel through NFA-sponsored 2-, 6-, and 10-day on- and off-campus courses, State-sponsored 2-, 6-, 10-day courses, and NFA Online distance learning courses. Financial assistance/stipends were paid to 2,264 students attending 261 resident 6- and 10-day course offerings at the NETC campus. During FY 22, in an effort to support the nation’s fire and emergency medical services personnel, NFA continued with increased numbers of off-campus and virtual deliveries to support organizations still ramping up after the COVID-19 pandemic. Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, Section 7, Public Law 93-498, 15 U.S.C. 2206(f) U.S.C. Sponsored organization, Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans), Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals). Any student who is a member of a fire department or has significant responsibility for fire prevention and control and has been accepted into an eligible course at NFA may apply for stipend reimbursement. Federal or private industry employees or foreign students may be accepted into NFA courses but are not eligible for stipend reimbursement. Student or sponsoring organization. Student Stipend Agreement (FEMA Form 75-3) and Student Stipend Agreement (Amendment) (FEMA Form 75-3a) accompanied by a copy of the required supporting documentation. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 C.F.R. Part-200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. Application is made to the National Emergency Training Center Admission's Office using the General Admissions Application (FEMA Form 119-25-1) and Student Stipend Agreement (Amendment) (FEMA Form 119-25-2) after acceptance into the course. The Student Stipend Agreement must be accompanied by the required supporting documentation. The completed agreement package will be processed immediately. The completed agreement package will be processed immediately. A U.S. Department of the Treasury payment schedule will be prepared and a reimbursement will be issued electronically to the beneficiary's bank account. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines https://www.usfa.fema.gov/training/nfa/about/training_costs.html or NETC Welcome Package (https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/netc_welcome_package.pdf). May be made to the Superintendent of the National Fire Academy, or his designee. None https://www.usfa.fema.gov/training/nfa/about/training_costs.html or in the NETC Welcome Package (https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/netc_welcome_package.pdf). NFA training assists first responders and emergency managers in building and improving capabilities necessary to prepare, prevent, protect against, mitigate the effects of, respond to, and recover from man-made and natural disasters. Presently, the program covers reimbursement for the cost of a 21-day pre-purchase, nonrefundable ticket for round-trip transportation by common carrier, or privately owned vehicle mileage reimbursement not to exceed the cost of the airline ticket; for NFA-sponsored on-campus program courses at the NFA. For NFA-sponsored on-campus courses, students are required to pay the cost of meals daily. Reimbursements are not made to Federal employees who are attending on behalf of their employer, employees from private industry, or foreign students. Not applicable. Not applicable. None. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. See Program Guidance https://www.usfa.fema.gov/training/nfa/about/training_costs.html or in the NETC Welcome Package (https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/netc_welcome_package.pdf). Method of awarding/releasing assistance: See Program Guidance See Program Guidance None/Not specified. U.S. Fire Administration, FEMA
500 C Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20472 US
NETC-Admissions@dhs.gov
Phone: (800) 238-3828 http://www.usfa.fema.gov 70-0413-0-1-800 (Project Grants (including travel grants)) FY 22$1,110,350.00; FY 23 est $1,542,589.00; FY 24 est $1,775,000.00; FY 21$479,131.00; FY 20$897,103.00; FY 19$1,775,000.00; FY 18$1,775,000.00; FY 17$1,775,000.00; FY 16$1,640,758.00; - Refer to Program Guidance. Guidance can be found in the NETC Welcome Package (https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/netc_welcome_package.pdf). The following 2 C.F.R. Part 200 requirements apply to this assistance listing: Subpart A, Acronyms and Definitions, and Subpart B, General provisions. The following 2 C.F.R. Part 200 requirements are excluded from coverage under this assistance listing: Subpart C, Pre-Federal Award Requirements and Contents of Federal Awards. Subpart D, Post Federal; Award Requirements. Subpart E, Cost Principles. Subpart F, Audit Requirements. Not applicable.