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DHS and FEMA have an Online Tutorial to Learn More about the AFG Fire Grants
The Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Fire Grants is a program that you will want to study properly before your grants writer submits the actual grant request. Now the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have an online tutorial where you may do some advance preparation.
Along with the AFG Fire Grants traveling workshops that we reported on in the previous article this one explains the step by step schedule of the tutorial.
First the program starts with:
Grants Management
Program Information – Information about the AFG Program and its grant opportunities
You will learn how to manage your grant and obtain information on your responsibilities once you have been awarded a grant.
The Grants Management Tutorial allows grant awardees to become familiar with the grant management process. This tutorial provides tips and step-by-step instructions for navigating the online management tools, requesting payments, amendment requests and reporting requirements. Awardees are strongly encouraged to use this tutorial.
This online tutorial offers a great deal of detail to awardees, along with an option to select the specific subject matter of interest. By choosing the subject of interest in the tutorial’s table of contents, applicants can quickly obtain the information they need to assist them in managing their grant successfully.
The tutorial outline is as follows:
I Introduction Start Here
II Getting Started
• Printing and Reading the Award Package
• Viewing the Grant Application
• Reviewing Program Guidance documents
• Agreement Articles (1-12)
• Local Cost Share Requirement
• Additional Requirements
– National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)
– National Incident Management System Compliance (NIMS)
– Modification to Facilities Historic Preservation Review
III Managing Your Grant Online
• Mail Center
• Direct Deposit Form SF1199A
– Submitting SF1199A
– Updating SF1199A
• Grantee Contact Information
– Primary Points of Contact
– Alternate Points of Contact
– Federal Points of Contact
• Grant File Documentation
• Some Lessons Learned
IV Payment Requests
• Pre-Award Costs Reimbursement
• Immediate Cash Needs
• Down Payments
• Partial Payments
• Competitive Procurements
• Reasons for Request Denials
V Amendment Requests
• Performance Extension Requests
• Excess Funds
VI Reporting Requirements
• Semiannual Performance Reports
• AFG Grant Closeout Reports
Final Performance Report
– Report Cover Page
– Performance Report Narrative
– Request Details Information
– Request Details Information
– Equipment and Residual Supplies Inventories
• FP&S Grant Closeout Reports
Final Performance Report
– Report Cover Page
– Performance Report Narrative
– Request Details Information
– Request Details Information
– Equipment and Residual Supplies Inventories
• Final Financial Status Report (FF20-10)
• Submitting the Grant Closeout Reports
• Released Closeouts
VII Success Stories
To use the full online tutorial go to this AFG Grants link
http://www.warddiesel.com/afg-grant/afg-grant.html
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