Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program

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Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program: PROGRAM GUIDANCE FOR THE 2004 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT PROGRAM The purpose of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program is to award one-year grants directly to fire departments of a State to enhance their abilities with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. Our primary goal is to provide assistance to meet fire departments? firefighting and emergency response needs. This program seeks to support departments that lack the tools and resources necessary to protect the health and safety of the public and their firefighting personnel with respect to fire and all other hazards they may face. As in prior years? programs, equipment and training for preparing for and responding to events that involve chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive devises (CBRNE) are eligible this year, but we are highlighting those items this year and requesting applicants to respond to questions concerning their relation to critical targets. The authority of this program is derived from the Federal Fire Protection and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. ?? 2201 et seq.), as amended. In fiscal year 2003, Congress appropriated a total of $745,125,000 to the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) to carry out the activities of this Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. On March 1, 2003, FEMA and the USFA came under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). For the 2004 program year, Congress appropriated $750,000,000 and transferred the program?s authority from FEMA/USFA to the Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP) within DHS. Congress also authorized the use of up to five percent for administering the grant program. The appropriated funds are available until September 30, 2005. Eligible applicants for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program are limited to fire departments of a State. A ?fire department of a State? is defined as an agency or organization that has a formally recognized arrangement with a State, territory, local, or tribal authority (city, county, parish, fire district, township, town, or other governing body) to provide fire suppression to a population within a fixed geographical area. A municipality or fire district may submit an application on behalf of a fire department when the fire department lacks the legal status to do so, e.g., when the fire department falls within the auspices of the municipality or district. When a municipality or fire district submits an application on behalf of a fire department, the fire department is precluded from submitting an additional application on its own. The Alaska Village Initiative, a nonprofit organization incorporated in the State of Alaska, shall also be considered eligible for purposes of receiving assistance under this program on behalf of Alaska Native villages. Each eligible applicant is limited to one application per program year. A fire department can apply for assistance for its emergency medical services (EMS) unit provided the unit falls organizationally under the auspices of the fire department. Non-fire based EMS and Rescue companies are not eligible for awards. Non-Federal airport and/or port authority fire departments are only eligible if they have a formally recognized arrangement with the local jurisdiction to provide fire suppression, on a first-due basis, outside the confines of the airport or port facilities. Airport or port authority fire departments whose sole responsibility is suppression of fires on the airport grounds or port facilities are not eligible for this grant program. Fire departments that are Federal or contracted by the Federal government and are solely responsible under their formally recognized arrangement for suppression of fires on Federal installations or land are not eligible for this grant program. Fire stations that are not independent but are part of, controlled by, or are under the day-to-day operational direction of a larger fire department or agency, are typically not eligible. Fire departments that are for-profit departments (i.e., do not have specific nonprofit status or are not municipally based) are not eligible to apply for assistance under this program. Also not eligible for this program are ambulance services, rescue squads, auxiliaries, dive teams, urban search and rescue teams, fire service organizations or associations, and State/local agencies such as a forest service, fire marshals, hospitals, and training offices. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program for fiscal year 2004 mirrors previous years? programs with minor changes and enhancements. All the program areas and activities available last year are eligible for funding again this year. Emergency medical services activities, however, are not an independent program area for the 2004 program year. Rather, EMS activities have been incorporated into the appropriate activities under the Operations and Firefighter Safety Program.
Federal Grant Title: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
Federal Agency Name: Department of Homeland Security
Grant Categories: Other
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: 97-044
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: Information not provided
CFDA Descriptions: Information not provided
Current Application Deadline: No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline: Apr 02, 2004 COB(5:00 pm EST) April 2, 2004
Posted Date: Mar 10, 2004
Creation Date: Apr 21, 2004
Archive Date: Apr 21, 2004
Total Program Funding: $715,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $750,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $0
Expected Number of Awards: 9000
Cost Sharing or Matching: Yes
Category Explanation
Grants to Fire Departments
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
Fire Departments
Link to Full Grant Announcement
Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact
Greene, Pamela, Grants Manager, Phone 2026464213, Fax 2026464156, Email [email protected] [email protected] Greene, Pamela

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