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 [...]
The AFG Application Process is Highly Competitive
The Assistance to Firefighters Grants or AFG is a source of funds allocated by congress to help maintain existing firefighting facilities and their vehicles. It is also an additional source of free grant money to provide new vehicles and equipment for the local firehouses across the United States and its territories. The majority of requests [...]
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 [...]
DHS and FEMA have an Online Tutorial to Learn More about the AFG Fire Grants
The Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Fire Grants is a program that you will want to study properly before your grants writer submits the actual grant request. Now the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have an online tutorial where you may do some advance preparation. Along with the [...]
Your Fire Department Should Apply for Grants through AFGgrants.com
There is no question that your Fire Department qualifies for the AFG Grants program and we are here to help you Apply for Grants of money to pay for items that will assist you in the performance of your duties. Firefighters’ health and safety are the most important things that are covered in the list [...]
We Describe More About the Homeland Security Grants Known as the AFG Fire Grants
Firefighters deserve the best equipment that is available to assist them in their hardest of hard jobs, and to keep them safe and healthy. You know it, we know it and the Federal Government knows it. The Homeland Security Grants / AFG Fire Grants program was started in 2001 under direction of the Department of [...]
