Lives Saved in Herman, Maine with AFG Grant
The AFG Program awarded the Herman Fire Department funding for their fire prevention program in January of 2005. The purpose of the award was to install smoke alarms equipped with 10-year lithium batteries, in every home in Herman, Maine. Herman is a small community of 4,400 people in the eastern part of the state of [...]
Regulations and Standards for Fire and Rescue Departments
Some things to take into consideration while you are applying for an AFG grant are covered in this article. It is not enough to just say you need a new fire truck. You will want to include statistics and data that relate to your company’s policies and that you should refer to regulations and standards [...]
Who Are Eligible Applicants for an AFG Grant?
Applicants that are eligible for the free grant money from the AFG program must operate their fire department or non-affiliated EMS organization from any of the 50 states or the District of Columbia. Also included for eligibility are the commonwealths of the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico, [...]
An AFG Fire Grants Overview
The Assistance to Firefighters Grant is a free federal funded grant program designed to train and equip the firefighters and non-affiliated emergency medical services across the nation. It was established in 2001 after the terrorist attacks on our nation. The AFG program has helped those first responders to be better equipped to deal with the [...]
The Funding Allocation for the Fiscal Year 2008
The funding and qualifications for the AFG vary each year. For the fiscal year of 2008, which ends September 30, 2009, the US Congress allocated $560 million to the AFG. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was assigned the task of distributing the free federal grant money. Since most areas overlap each other there was [...]
FEMA AFG Fire Grants will Train Applicants on How to Write a Grant Proposal
There are many good training aids on the official AFG grants website that you may reach from the links provided below. Some of the things that you will want to learn about is how to write a good grant proposal. You should follow the instructions very closely and attend one of the traveling workshops in [...]
The AFG Fire Grants Applications Workshops Are Traveling Now
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through FEMA has made the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program available. It is up to your fire department to apply for the grant money. This website at www.AFGgrants.com is privately operated to help make this AFG Grants program to become better known to all of the Fire Departments in [...]
The AFG Grants Money May be Used on a Ward Diesel NO SMOKE Exhaust Filter
Here is a good use for your AFG fire grants money. Ward Diesel has a patent on some unique Diesel exhaust filters that are designed particularly with Fire Trucks and other Diesel apparatus in your Fire Department, that must sit for long periods of time on idle. These fire trucks spew out noxious exhaust gasses [...]
