Submit Your Police and Fire State Aid Certification Forms
The deadline to submit your forms to the Minnesota Department of Revenue is March 17.
Certification forms are now available on the Department of Revenue website for both Police and Fire State Aid. These aids help subsidize pension costs for local governments and fire relief associations.
Qualifying cities must submit these forms to Revenue by March 17, 2025, to avoid the reduction in aid penalty. There is no longer a 10-day grace period for late submissions. The reduction in aid for late submissions is 10% per week.
Aid amounts will be determined in late September and paid by the Revenue by Oct.1, 2025.
Fire State Aid
The form (FA-1) must be submitted by March 17, 2025, to avoid a reduction in aid. It will need to be certified solely by the municipal clerk, secretary in the case of an independent nonprofit corporation, or equivalent. Certification by the fire chief is no longer required.
You can now check the Fire State Aid webpage to verify that your form has been have received. If you still need to submit the form, it is also available on the Fire State Aid webpage.
Police State Aid
Form PA-1 must be submitted by March 17, 2025, to avoid a reduction in aid. You can now check the Police State Aid webpage to that your form has been. If you still need to submit the form, you can do so on the Police State Aid webpage.