Fire Prevention and Safety Grants

The summary for the 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:	Fire Prevention and Safety Grants
	CFDA Number:	97.044
	CFDA Description:	Assistance to Firefighters Grant
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Homeland Security
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	We are authorized to award grants to national, regional, State, local, or community organizations (including fire departments) that are recognized for their experience and expertise in fire prevention or safety programs and activities. Private non-pr
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DHS-GRANTS-083104-001
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Sep 02, 2004
	Creation Date:	Sep 02, 2004
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 30, 2004 The application period for the FY04 program will begin on or about September 1, 2004. Completed applications must be submitted electronically or postmarked on or before the close of business (5:00 p.m. EST) on September 30, 2004. A confirmation page is provided when an electronic application is successfully completed. We recommend printing this confirmation page along with the username and password created through the online system and maintain as a reference file. Applications submitted by mail must be postmarked no later than September 30, 2004. Applications not submitted electronically must be mailed to DHS/ODP Fire Grant Program Office, P.O. Box 189, NW, Washington, DC 20531. No late, incomplete, or faxed applications will be accepted. No electronically submitted applications other than those submitted on-line via the automated grant application system will be accepted (i.e., we will not accept applications submitted via email).
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Oct 30, 2004
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$27,500,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$750,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: We are authorized to award grants to national, regional, State, local, or community organizations (including fire departments) that are recognized for their experience and expertise in fire prevention or safety programs and activities. Private non-profit and public organizations are eligible to apply for funding through for these grants. Fire departments that have received or applied for training, equipment, vehicles, etc. under the FY2004 AssistancWe are authorized to award grants to national, regional, State, local, or community organizations (including fire departments) that are recognized for their experience and expertise in fire prevention or safety programs and activities. Private non-profit and public organizations are eligible to apply for funding through for these grants. e to Firefighter Grant Program are eligible to apply for the fire prevention grants in this application period. However, funding to any organization is limited to $750,000, Federal share per program year. If a fire department received funding through the 2004 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, the total of that award plus the 2004 Fire Prevention grant cannot exceed $750,000. For more information concerning the Program, please call Catherine Patterson at 202-305-6163.
Grant Description: The purpose of these grants is to assist State, regional, national or local organizations to address fire prevention and safety. Our primary goal is to reach high-risk target groups including children, seniors and firefighters. Under our authorizing statute the emphasis for these grants is the prevention of fire related injuries to children. The authority for these grants is the Federal Fire Protection and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. ?? 2201 et seq.), as amended. In fiscal year 2004, Congress appropriated a total of $745,125,000 to carry out the activities of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. This appropriation included a mandate that no less than five percent of the appropriated funds support fire prevention activities. As such, $27,500,000 of the total appropriation has been reserved for the Fire Prevention and Safety grants.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: For more information or to view the full announcement please visit the funding URL identified in this notice.
http://www.firegrantsupport.com/fp_about.aspx
Grant Announcement Contact: Morgan, Marilyn, Grant Management Officer, Phone 2024013122, Fax 2027729730, Email marilyn.morgan@dhs.gov marilyn.morgan@dhs.gov Morgan, Marilyn
Similar Government Grants: • Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, Fire Prevention and Safety Grants; • AFG FP&S Vision 20/20; • Assistance to Firefighters Grants; • FY2008 Fire Prevention and Safety Grants; • Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program; • Fire Prevention and Safety Grant; • Opportunity DHS-07-OGT-044-0001