This bill amends the federal SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) grant program to make it easier for local fire departments to access funding. Currently, SAFER grants focus on helping departments hire new firefighters, but this legislation expands the program to also support retaining existing firefighters through salary increases and bonuses. The bill also allows fire departments that were denied funding in previous years to update and resubmit their applications for consideration in any of the five years following their original application, rather than having to start over with a completely new application. These changes are designed to help volunteer and career fire departments across the country maintain adequate staffing levels by making the grant program more flexible and accessible. The legislation does not specify new funding amounts or allocations for the program.
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