FY2008 Fire Prevention and Safety Grants

The summary for the FY2008 Fire Prevention and Safety Grants 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:	FY2008 Fire Prevention and Safety Grants
	CFDA Number:	97.044
	CFDA Description:	Assistance to Firefighters Grant
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Homeland Security FEMA
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Homeland Security - Preparedness
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DHS-08-FEMA-044-001
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Feb 02, 2009
	Creation Date:	Feb 03, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 06, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 06, 2009
	Archive Date:	Apr 05, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$35,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1,000,000
	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: Eligible applicants for the Fire Prevention and Safety Activity include fire departments, and national, regional, state, local, or community organizations recognized for their experience and expertise in fire prevention and safety programs and activities. These include private and public nonprofit organizations. Eligible applicants for the Firefighter Safety Research and Development Activity include national, regional, state, local, or community organizations, such as academic, public health, occupational health, and injury prevention institutions, particularly those recognized for experience and expertise in firefighter safety research and development programs or whose applications demonstrate the potential to improve firefighter safety. Private and public nonprofit organizations and non-Federal and non-governmental organizations are also eligible to apply for funding. Fire departments are not eligible to apply for funding under this activity.
Grant Description: The purpose of the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants is to fund fire prevention activities and to research and develop improvements to firefighter safety. Fire prevention grants are designed to reach high-risk target groups and mitigate incidences of deaths and injuries caused by fire and related hazards. Fire Prevention and Safety grants are separated into two "activities". The projects that can be funded are listed below:(1) Fire Prevention and Safety: Applicants can apply for up to three projects. Public education campaigns, Smoke Alarms, Sprinkler Awareness, Code Enforcement/Awareness, Firefighter Safety, Training, Wildfire Prevention /Awareness, Arson Prevention/Awareness, Risk Assessment, General Prevention/Awareness. Applicants requesting Risk Assessments are precluded for applying for additional projects. (2) Firefighter Safety Research and Development: The purpose of this funding activity is to improve firefighter health and life safety through research and development projects. All projects must address injury outcomes or their surrogates such as firefighter fitness or health indicators. Applicants must submit only one application during this application period and may include either one or both activities. This is an online application that is accessible through the following websitewww.firegrantsupport.com
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Grant Announcement Contact: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program DHS/FEMA/GPD 800 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20472-3620 Helpdesk 1-866-274-0960 Fax: 202-786-9938
firegrant@dhs.gov [firegrant@dhs.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, Fire Prevention and Safety Grants; • AFG FP&S Vision 20/20; • Assistance to Firefighters Grants; • Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program; • Fire Prevention and Safety Grants; • Fire Prevention and Safety Grant