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Regional Projects Eligibility for AFG Funding
Both Fire Departments and EMS Units are eligible to file an application as a host applicant for a Regional Project. To be considered a regional project, the activity or benefit must be fore multiple organizations over multiple jurisdictions. Multiple jurisdictions are defines as multiple seats of government are involved.
Project eligible for regional project funding are training and equipment purchases that have a positive effect on the interoperability between different jurisdictions. The funding for turnouts, SCBA, wellness and fitness programs, facility modifications and vehicle acquisitions are not eligible as a regional project.
The DHS has the legal ability to bypass the funding limits capped by congress for regional projects. This is to encourage more cooperation between different jurisdictions in a region for better coordination during a crisis.
Requirements to be a host applicant:
1) One must already be an eligible applicant by being either a fire department or an EMS unit. Counties and cities may not apply for regional projects through the AFG program
2) The applicant must also agree to be responsible for all areas of the grant including budgetary and reporting results to the appropriate authorities.
The host applicant must describe in the application how the project will affect the entire region. This application is has the same parts as the other two including general, budgetary, and benefit questions along with a narrative.
In addition, all participating organizations or groups this project is to include must be listed. The evaluation process is the same as other application areas with the additional review of all the participants in the program on the application. All contributors will be part of the consideration process.
This part of the AFG program involves large scale federal funding but is considered very important to the overall success of providing the necessary services to the covered area.
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