The Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant program - New York

Grant Details:
Application Due Date: June 2012 est

Description: 

Overview:

The Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant program is made possible by the Federal Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978. The grant is a 50/50 matching funds program. Its purpose is to make funds available to rural fire companies for the purchase of small equipment such as portable backpack pumps, Nomex protective clothing, hand tools, hardhats, small diameter hose, portable radios and dry hydrants.

Only expenses directly related to fire suppression are eligible for funding:

These include purchasing portable pumps, portable backpack pumps, hand tools, hose, light-weight fireproof clothing (Nomex), hard hats, turnout gear, personal protective equipment, portable radios, generators and dry hydrants. Expenditures not directly related to firefighting, such as acquisition of land, construction of buildings and facilities, major apparatus purchases and maintenance items are not eligible for funding.

Training for rural firefighters is provided for under a cooperative agreement with the Office of Fire Prevention and Control in the Department of State and jointly funded with federal and state dollars.

Application

Organization Information:
Organization: New York Department of Environmental Conservation
Website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/

Contact Information:
Contact Name: Lynne M. Korona
Contact Email: lmkorona@gw.dec.state.ny.us
Contact Phone: (518) 402-8835

More Information:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/2364.html