Fire Grants for 2010
The fire grants are another common term for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (AFG) that is being offered again this year through the Department of Homeland Security. This has been a yearly program that is funded by a mandate from congress which expires this year. The funding is in the amount of over $380 [...]
FEMA AFG Grant
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 [...]
AFG Grants Review: Where You’re Vulnerable
Where You’re Vulnerable With budget restraints as a part of life in today’s economy, the competitiveness for the free governmental grant money is ever increasing. As protectors of the communities the firefighters and EMS personnel need to be prepared for any occurrence or emergency. Applicants for the AFG program need to assess their major and [...]
Apply for Grant Money
To apply for grant money from the US federal government involves paperwork and timing. At the present time, there are 26 different US government agencies offering federal grants. Each one has specific requirements and qualifications from the applicant for the application to be accepted. There are some that anyone can apply for while others are [...]
The Clean Air Act and AFG Grants
To help improve the environmental health and safety in our country the U.S. government wrote and passed the Air Quality Act of 1967. This was to establish the concept of air quality control for regions of our nation. Under this act the federal government set standards and quotas for different pollutants such as sulfur dioxide, [...]
Fire Department Funding
Your local fire department funding has mostly been from the local, state, and federal taxes as part of the budgets where they are located. When a need has arisen in the past, the raising of taxes has been the only solution in most cases. The deciding factor on this method of raising funds has been [...]
Grants for Fire Departments
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 [...]
A 2010 Project Development for Fire Departments
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 [...]
2010 Increasing the Odds of Approval in your Favor
The 2010 AFG Grants program is open now. There will be over 20,000 applicants along with yours filing for the free federal funds through the AFG program this year. Less than half will receive funding for their department. If your need is great make sure you emphasize it properly. A well thought out approach to [...]
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 [...]
