Federal Grant Funding Priorities for Fire & EMS

  • FEMA AFG – Assistance to Firefighters Grants
    Equipment, PPE, radios, training, apparatus, and critical operational needs.

  • FEMA SAFER Grants
    Firefighter hiring, recruitment, retention, and staffing.

  • FEMA Fire Prevention & Safety Grants
    Fire prevention, public education, community risk reduction, and firefighter safety programs.

  • USDA Community Facilities Grants
    Fire stations, EMS facilities, renovations, construction, apparatus, and major equipment for eligible rural communities.

  • FEMA Homeland Security Grants (HSGP/SHSP)
    Regional response, interoperable communications, emergency preparedness, specialized equipment, and training.

Welcome to Jamie D. Clark Grant Writing & Consulting LLC.

Helping Public Safety Organizations Find a Way to Fund Their Mission.

I’m Jamie D. Clark, a Grant Writer and Public Safety Consultant with more than 20 years of experience in the fire and emergency services. I understand the challenges public safety organizations face because I have lived them—from limited budgets and aging equipment to the constant need for training, resources, and funding.

Jamie D. Clark Grant Writing & Consulting LLC is a New Jersey-registered consulting business specializing in public safety grant writing, grants management, funding research, and consulting services. I currently serve emergency service organizations, museums, registered nonprofits, and other organizations throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the surrounding region.

My approach is simple: your budget should never prevent your organization from pursuing the funding it needs. I work with organizations to develop practical grant-writing and consulting solutions that fit their financial resources while identifying opportunities that can make a meaningful difference in their operations and the communities they serve.

Whether you need help identifying funding opportunities, preparing a grant application, managing an award, or developing a long-term funding strategy, I’m here to help you navigate the process.


Federal Grant Funding Priorities for Police Agencies

  • COPS Hiring Program (CHP)
    Funding to hire or rehire police officers and strengthen community policing.

  • Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
    Flexible funding for equipment, technology, training, personnel, and other criminal-justice needs.

  • COPS Technology & Equipment Program (TEP)
    Funding for law-enforcement technology, equipment, and interoperable communications.

  • COPS Community Policing Development (CPD)
    Supports community policing, crime prevention, problem-solving, and innovative policing initiatives.

  • COPS Safer Outcomes
    Supports crisis-response training and partnerships that help officers respond more effectively to behavioral-health and community crisis.

Top 5 Federal Grant Programs for Nonprofit Organizations

  • 🇺🇸 AmeriCorps Grants
    Support for community service programs, volunteers, workforce development, education, veterans, disaster services, and community improvement.

  • DOJ Community Programs
    Funding for youth programs, community safety, mentoring, violence prevention, victim services, and other community-based initiatives.

  • Department of Education Grants
    Funding for educational programs, youth development, workforce preparation, literacy, and educational access.

  • National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Grants
    Support for nonprofit arts, cultural, educational, and community-based programs.

  • National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grants
    Funding for museums, historical organizations, public humanities programs, preservation, exhibitions, and educational initiatives.