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 [...]
Health Hazards of Diesel Exhaust The Montana Report
The report issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Bureau of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry is a more detailed report than the previous one by the State of California on the hazards of diesel exhaust. This report goes into more detail on diesel exhaust exposure and ways to prevent such exposure. There [...]
Another Successful AFG Fire Grants Application
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 [...]
How to use your AFG Grants Allocation to Improve the Life of your Firefighter
For the past 5 years, from 2004 to 2008, the number of applications for the AFG program for free federal grants money has stayed relatively consistent – somewhere between 18,171 and 21,015. You can use your AFG Grant Allocation to Improve the Life of Your Firefighter. In that 5 year time period the amount of [...]
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 [...]
The AFG Fire Grants has Funded Many Firefighters Health and Safety Needs
The AFG Fire Grants program has funded many critical needs for a large number of fire departments all through out the United States. In the areas of firefighter health and safety we can report on some of the following cases where the Ward Diesel “NO SMOKE” Diesel Exhaust Removal Systems have been installed on fire [...]
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 [...]
The AFG Grants Money May be Used on a Ward Diesel NO SMOKE Exhaust Filter
Here is a good use for your AFG fire grants money. Ward Diesel has a patent on some unique Diesel exhaust filters that are designed particularly with Fire Trucks and other Diesel apparatus in your Fire Department, that must sit for long periods of time on idle. These fire trucks spew out noxious exhaust gasses [...]
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 [...]
