Here is is, what he said in his State of the Union

We shall see if your representatives and Senators can keep this funded as it is, but guess is may start to fade away? At least the USFA made it out OK.

Obama Administration proposes cuts to Assistance to Firefighters Grant program

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Earlier this week, the Obama Administration released its proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 budget. Of the $3.8 trillion in proposed spending, $45.6 billion has been set aside for homeland security related costs.

While increases were proposed in other areas of homeland security spending, the 2011 budget proposal calls for $305 million for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, an almost 22% reduction from the FY 2010 allotment and a 46% cut from FY 2009.
The AFG program provides funding to local departments for training, equipment, apparatus purchases, fire prevention programs, and research.