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		<title>FEMA AFG Grant</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 09:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) FEMA AFG grant open application period is presently underway. The projected total award amount for the year 2010 is $380 million. These funds are available to any fire department and non-affiliated emergency response agencies in America. The process of beginning to fill a department’s needs start with identifying those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Assistance to Firefighters Grants</title>
		<link>http://www.afggrants.com/2010-assistance-firefighters-grants-2/.html</link>
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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>How to Apply for Free Grants</title>
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		<comments>http://www.afggrants.com/apply-free-grants/.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 11:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[How to Apply for Free Grants]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.afggrants.com/?p=207</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Knowing where and how to apply for free grants is the first step into receiving a much needed revenue source. For fire departments and emergency medical technicians, the largest resource is the US government. Since 9/11, the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was entrusted with the mission to safeguard the well being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fire Department Grants</title>
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		<comments>http://www.afggrants.com/fire-department-grants/.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 09:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.afggrants.com/?p=195</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every year there are fire department grants being given away by the Department of Homeland Security to those that need upgrades or new equipment along with training. This is not your standard federal program that is attempting to cover a broken arm with a Band-Aid, but real help. In 2008, the AFG program awarded $737.5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grants for Fire Departments</title>
		<link>http://www.afggrants.com/grants-fire-departments/.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.afggrants.com/grants-fire-departments/.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 09:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The federal grants for fire departments are currently accepting applications for the year 2010. This is through the Department of Homeland Security for the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program. This program accepts applications every year for a limited time. After this time expires, no more applications will be accepted until the following year’s application [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A 2010 Project Development for Fire Departments</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 01:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 Department of Homeland Security offers the Assistance to Firefighters Grants through FEMA and the needs of a project to be covered by your grant proposal can be addressed and funded by this AFG program. Each department can include a number of related activities for your covered area.  There are 3 things that must [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AFG New for Fiscal Year 2009 Part II</title>
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		<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>Evaluation Process of an Application for an AFG Award Part I</title>
		<link>http://www.afggrants.com/evaluation-process-application-afg-award-part/.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.afggrants.com/evaluation-process-application-afg-award-part/.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Successful AFG Fire Grants Application</title>
		<link>http://www.afggrants.com/successful-afg-fire-grants-application/.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.afggrants.com/successful-afg-fire-grants-application/.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is another account of an application for the free government grant money through the AFG Program that was successful. As reported on February 20, 2005, the Minneapolis Fire Department received $724,500 from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program for 2004 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The proceeds from the grant were used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Successful AFG Fire Grants Story</title>
		<link>http://www.afggrants.com/successful-afg-fire-grants-story/.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.afggrants.com/successful-afg-fire-grants-story/.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.afggrants.com/?p=97</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every year there are thousands of applications for assistance from the government through the Assistance for Firefighters Grant or AFG for free federal grant money. This report was issued on the website www.BroughtonVFD.org. This is one of the successful applications dated November 7, 2003. The Broughton Volunteer Fire Department from South Park, Pennsylvania was the [...]]]></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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.afggrants.com/?p=95</guid>
		<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>What is New for the AFG in Fiscal Year 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.afggrants.com/afg-fiscal-year-2008/.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.afggrants.com/afg-fiscal-year-2008/.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.afggrants.com/?p=93</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Homeland Security report for the fiscal year 2008 includes a few changes to the Assistance to Firefighters Grants. This report came out in February of 2008. The emphasis this year is on training as recommended by the criteria development panel. Members need to become certified or attain a higher level of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An AFG Fire Grants Overview</title>
		<link>http://www.afggrants.com/afg-fire-grants-overview/.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.afggrants.com/afg-fire-grants-overview/.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.afggrants.com/?p=71</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Assistance to Firefighters Grant is a free federal funded grant program designed to train and equip the firefighters and non-affiliated emergency medical services across the nation. It was established in 2001 after the terrorist attacks on our nation. The AFG program has helped those first responders to be better equipped to deal with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Funding Allocation for the Fiscal Year 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.afggrants.com/funding-allocation-fiscal-year-2008/.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.afggrants.com/funding-allocation-fiscal-year-2008/.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The AFG Fire Grants Applications Workshops Are Traveling Now</title>
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		<comments>http://www.afggrants.com/afg-fire-grants-applications-workshops-traveling/.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through FEMA has made the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program available. It is up to your fire department to apply for the grant money. This website at www.AFGgrants.com is privately operated to help make this AFG Grants program to become better known to all of the Fire Departments in [...]]]></description>
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