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		<title>Apply for Government Grant Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 13:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Assistance to Firefighters Grants</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 17:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reasons for Application Rejections for the AFG Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 17:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diesel Exhaust Removal Systems: Covered by AFG Grants</title>
		<link>http://www.afggrants.com/diesel-exhaust-removal-systems-covered-afg-grants/.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.afggrants.com/diesel-exhaust-removal-systems-covered-afg-grants/.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 17:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Grant Program: AFG Grants</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 12:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[afg grants information]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lives Saved in Herman, Maine with AFG Grant</title>
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		<comments>http://www.afggrants.com/lives-saved-herman-maine-afg-grant/.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AFG New for Fiscal Year 2009 Part IV (concluded)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AFG New for Fiscal Year 2009 Part III</title>
		<link>http://www.afggrants.com/afg-fiscal-year-2009-part-iii/.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.afggrants.com/afg-fiscal-year-2009-part-iii/.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AFG New for Fiscal Year 2009 Part II</title>
		<link>http://www.afggrants.com/afg-fiscal-year-2009-part-ii/.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.afggrants.com/afg-fiscal-year-2009-part-ii/.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s New for AFG Fiscal Year 2009 Part I</title>
		<link>http://www.afggrants.com/whats-afg-fiscal-year-2009-part/.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.afggrants.com/whats-afg-fiscal-year-2009-part/.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[afg grants information]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.afggrants.com/?p=148</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#38; S) program. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using and accessing the Automated Grant Application to Apply for the AFG Program</title>
		<link>http://www.afggrants.com/accessing-automated-grant-application-apply-afg-program/.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.afggrants.com/accessing-automated-grant-application-apply-afg-program/.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[afg grants information]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To apply for free federal grant money from the AFG program, applicants must file electronically.  The applications are available at three different websites. They are the AFG website (www.firegrantssupport.com), the U.S. Fire Administration’s website (www.usfa.fema.gov), and at the federal governments grant website (www.grants.gov).  To assist applicants with their applications, help screens and drop menus are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Application Details for the AFG Free Federal Grant Money</title>
		<link>http://www.afggrants.com/application-details-afg-free-federal-grant-money/.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.afggrants.com/application-details-afg-free-federal-grant-money/.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[afg grants information]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are several areas on the application for the AFG program for the applicant to fill out in order to qualify for the free federal grant money available. Each area is important and must be filled out in its entirety. Each applicant is responsible for all the content within the application. The general question section [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evaluation Process of an Application for an AFG Award Part II</title>
		<link>http://www.afggrants.com/evaluation-process-application-afg-award-part-ii/.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.afggrants.com/evaluation-process-application-afg-award-part-ii/.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[afg grants information]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article is a continuation of the application review process for the AFG Fire Grants awards. The individual merits of each application are the only consideration of the panelist. The applications are not in a contest with each other and are therefore individually judged. Proposing a cost-effective project is one of the elements the panelists [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Your Congressman Involved</title>
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		<comments>http://www.afggrants.com/congressman-involved/.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If Your Representatives Help: If your need is great and the cause just, enlist the help of your local or federal representative for assistance when working on and submitting your application to the AFG program. Your representative is a public official. Your department is a public organization that was established to service and assist the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Things you should know when applying for AFG</title>
		<link>http://www.afggrants.com/applying-afg/.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.afggrants.com/applying-afg/.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a number of things to consider when developing your approach to winning an award from the AFG program. Remember, this is a free federal governmental grant that is open to qualifying organization in the country. Since the funds for this program are limited each year and the need surpasses this amount allocated by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consider Talking to Your Senator for Help with Free Federal Grant Money</title>
		<link>http://www.afggrants.com/talking-senator-free-federal-grant-money/.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.afggrants.com/talking-senator-free-federal-grant-money/.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A U.S. Senator’s Help With free federal grant money limited to the amount allocated by the legislative branch of our government, the awards by the AFG program are being fiercely fought for. Federal representatives are starting to get results for their district in support for their respective fire districts. Fire departments and rescue squads from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Receives the Funding from the AFG Program</title>
		<link>http://www.afggrants.com/receives-funding-afg-program/.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Applicants for the AFG Fire Grants are categorized in four different areas by FEMA for statistical purposes. The largest being all volunteer fire departments followed by the combination volunteer/paid firefighters, all paid/career firefighters and last paid on-call firefighters. 51.1% of all homeland security grant money allocated through the AFG is for the volunteer departments. The [...]]]></description>
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