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Using and accessing the Automated Grant Application to Apply for the AFG Program
To apply for free federal grant money from the AFG program, applicants must file electronically. The applications are available at three different websites. They are the AFG website (www.firegrantssupport.com), the U.S. Fire Administration’s website (www.usfa.fema.gov), and at the federal governments grant website (www.grants.gov). To assist applicants with their applications, help screens and drop menus are used through out sites. Your application can be saved and stored as many times as you wish provided the deadline for submission has not passed.
Once you submit your application, the process for evaluating it starts. No changes or updates are permitted once the application is submitted. Make sure your application is prepared properly and completed before you press the submission button.
It is advised to use the application tutorial before you submit your application. The tutorial can be access at the web site www.firegrantssupport.com. The tutorial explains the grant program and provides helpful tips to the applicant.
The narrative is a challenging part of the application for most applicants. Professional writers my be hired to write this part but the person or department making the submission has sole responsibility for the content of the application. Any false or misleading information will make your application ineligible. Furthermore, your information will be submitted to the DHS for further action if necessary.
Paper applications are accepted but discouraged. The process time of a paper application is greater. In addition, all follow-ups, modifications, and reporting must be made on paper also. If the internet is not accessible and a paper application is chosen for submission by your department, then call to request a paper application. The application you receive from DHS is the only eligible paper application. If an application comes from any other source or last year’s paper application, this will be deemed ineligible.
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