Assistance to Fire Prevention and Safety Program

The summary for the Assistance to Fire Prevention and Safety Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Department of Homeland Security, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Assistance to Fire Prevention and Safety Program: FEMA Announces Opening of Application Period for 2003 Fire Prevention and Safety Grants-Agency Will Award $27.5 Million in Grants as Part of Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program- Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response, has announced that the application period for the 2003 Fire Prevention and Safety Grants program is opening October 16, 2003. The online application will be accepting applications through November 14, 2003. The 2003 program, a part of the 2003 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, seeks to address the nation's fire problem, particularly the death and injury rates to young children, seniors and the firefighters called to respond to fires. This will be the third year of funding. Fire prevention and safety projects are the only eligible activities under the Program. Installation of sprinkler systems and fire alarm systems into existing structures shall be eligible for funding. Renovations to an existing facility are allowable only if the costs are not construction costs as defined in 44 CFR 152.2. This section was amended by the publication of a final rule on March 14, 2003 at 68 FR 12544. In order to be eligible, renovations must be essential to the successful completion of the grant scope of work. Construction projects are not eligible under the program. Changes or renovations to an existing structure that do not change the footprint or profile of the structure but exceed either $10,000 or 50 percent of the value of the structure, are also considered construction for the purposes of this grant program. The following list includes examples of eligible initiatives under this program: 1. Projects that focus on distributing and installing smoke alarms and checking to ensure smoke alarms are operational. 2. Projects that focus on planning and practicing escape routes, or conducting home fire safety walkthroughs; 3. Fire prevention projects targeting high-risk audiences, including those: a. Enhancing national, State, or local efforts to reduce fires and burn injuries affecting children under 14 or seniors over 65; b. Targeting geographical areas with a higher incidence of fire-related deaths and injuries; c. Implementing projects that mitigate risk in urban cities or high-risk groups to include addressing culturally-sensitive materials or socio-economic challenges; 4. Projects that affect the entire community such as educating the public about residential sprinklers, promoting residential sprinklers, and demonstrating working models of residential sprinklers; 5. Projects that promote the adoption or awareness of building codes and enforcement, improve engineering or enact fire-related ordinances for new construction; 6. Projects that develop and implement national prevention initiatives; 7. Local or regional projects that address training personnel in the area of public education, code enforcement, and arson prevention. Projects that address additional fire prevention and safety initiatives will be considered.