Using and accessing the Automated Grant Application to Apply for the AFG Program
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 [...]
Application Details for the AFG Free Federal Grant Money
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 [...]
Evaluation Process of an Application for an AFG Award Part II
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 [...]
Get Your Congressman Involved
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 [...]
Things you should know when applying for AFG
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 [...]
Consider Talking to Your Senator for Help with Free Federal Grant Money
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 [...]
Who Receives the Funding from the AFG Program
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 [...]
