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 [...]
Evaluation Process of an Application for an AFG Award Part I
The evaluation process for your application was set up to determine who would best benefit the most from the free federal grant money allocated to the AFG program. This evaluation process follows the guidelines and priorities set each year by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. There is a pre-screening process that looks at the [...]

