FY 2008 Incident Qualifications System (IQS)

The summary for the FY 2008 Incident Qualifications System (IQS) Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, 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 in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	FY 2008 Incident Qualifications System (IQS)
	CFDA Number:	97.001
	CFDA Description:	Pilot Demonstration or Earmarked Projects
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Homeland Security FEMA
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Homeland Security - Emergency Services (FEMA/U.S. Fire Administration
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DHS-08-GPD-001-001
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Mar 17, 2008
	Creation Date:	Aug 20, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 13, 2009 Completed applications must be submitted through grants.gov no later than specified in the announcement.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 19, 2008 Completed applications must be submitted through grants.gov no later than specified in the announcement.
	Archive Date:	Sep 18, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$20,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Public nonprofit institutions/organizations Incident Qualifications System (IQS) is a qualifications and training records management systm built on the NIIMS Wildland Fire Qualifications Guide (310-1). IQS is a robust system with the flexibility to accept any type of training information; track the type of fire service qualification: and data can be improted into ROSS (Resource Ordering and Status Systems). IQS is a maintainedby the National Association of State Foresters and utilized primarily by 40 states, available to anyone it is used unofficially by emergency response agencies; and many local municipalities. It contains the qualifications and training records for approximately 300,000 incident responders. USFA will be assisting with the helpdesk support to local government with this program grant based on a cooperative aggrement/partnership between USFA and NASF while establishing a USFA steering committee representation to local government needs.
Grant Description: Provide funding support for IQS helpdesk related to upgrades, on-going maintenance and conversion to a web-based application tracking fire service personnel training.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.fema.gov/grants
Grant Announcement Contact: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Fire Administration C/O Building #410, 245 Murray Drive, SW Washington, DC 20523 Phone: (800) 238-3358 Email: Phyllis.krietz@dhs.gov

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