Apply for Government Grant Money
To apply for government grant money, there are several important things that should be remembered. The US federal government is too big to make exceptions for any reason. For this reason, unless your department has great connections in Washington, make sure your application is submitted before this year’s deadline. The deadline for the Assistance to [...]
2010 Assistance to Firefighters Grants
The Assistance to Firefighters Grants from the US government are intended to improve the safety conditions in which firefighters incur while on the job. This is to be done with new and improved equipment, along with the right vehicles. This program is overseen by the Department of Homeland Security, and audits are conducted by the [...]
Reasons for Application Rejections for the AFG Program
Most applications for the AFG program are rejected each year on purpose. This is because the DHS feels that more applications should be reviewed than there is money for so the money is allocated appropriately. So if you received your rejection letter and feel down just remembered you are not alone. Another thought is to [...]
Diesel Exhaust Removal Systems: Covered by AFG Grants
The pollutants that are released into our environment from the starting and running of a diesel engine are not good for people or the environment. Each and every firehouse has to deal with this problem. Through the AFG program free federal funds are available to clean up the air our firefighters have to breath. There [...]
Federal Grant Program: AFG Grants
Part of the US federal grant program is the Assistance to Firefighters Grant that makes annual awards to US fire departments and non-affiliated emergency workers. This program has already started to issue awards for this year. This program is to help the emergency responders in the local communities across America to be better prepared to [...]
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 [...]
AFG New for Fiscal Year 2009 Part IV (concluded)
Continuing on with what is new with the AFG program for the fiscal year 2009. This information is the first to be released and is in the form of a presentation. There was no narrative to go along with the facts and numbers. The description of what the panelists are looking for in a narrative [...]
AFG New for Fiscal Year 2009 Part III
Continuing on with what is new with the AFG program for the fiscal year 2009. This information is the first to be released and is in the form of a presentation. There was no narrative to go along with the facts and numbers. The use of excess funds has changed somewhat this year. With approval [...]
AFG New for Fiscal Year 2009 Part II
Continuing on with what is new with the AFG program for the fiscal year 2009. This information is the first to be released and is in the form of a presentation. There was no narrative to go along with the facts and numbers. For regional applications, the stress was on the communication plan that must [...]
What’s New for AFG Fiscal Year 2009 Part I
For the fiscal year 2009, DHS has released details of the AFG federal grant program. This year the funds allocated are $565 million. That is a $5 million increase from the year 2008. This includes $35 million of the funds allocated for the AFG program from the Fire Prevention and Safety (FP & S) program. [...]
