Mississippi Volunteer Fire Assistance Program

Grant Details:
Application Due Date: July 2012 est

Description: 

The Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) expects to receive federal grant funds for sub-grants to rural communities under the VFA/VFANFP Grant Program. This program provides grants to eligible fire departments for the purchase of Wildland Firefighter Ready Kits. These ready kits may contain any or all of the following items: Nomex coveralls, helmet, goggles, headlamp, neckshroud, gloves, fire shelter, council rake, fire flap and a container for storage for up the a maximum of ten firefighters per approved applicant. All items will be purchased and kits assembled by the Mississippi Forestry Commission. This grant is a 50/50 matching grant; however, match portion will be covered by the Mississippi Forestry Commission.

To be eligible for this grant, the fire department must provide a map of the fire departments location and a latitude and longitude of your primary department.

Note: Communities imposing strict boundary limits which exclude residences that are logically a part of the community, charge a fee for responses, or respond only to those who are paying members of the fire protection district are ineligible to participate in this program.

This grant package contains the application and other information needed for applying for a grant under the VFA/VFANFP Grant. There are five parts of the grant application, all of which must be correctly completed and signed where indicated by the Chief Executive Officer (mayor of city or town, president of chartered rural fire departments, fire chiefs, etc.) of the entity making application. Incomplete applications, including applications not signed by the Chief Executive Officer, will be returned without action.

The five parts of the grant application are:

Part I: Application for VFA/VFANFP Program (Form 490.1)

Part II: Program Narrative Part III: Firefighting Equipment List

Part IV: Applicant Survey

Part V: Assurances To be considered for participation in this program, a completed and signed application must be returned to the Mississippi Forestry Commission by July 2012 est.

Mail to:

Mississippi Forestry Commission
VFA/VFANFP Grant Program
Attn: Sandra Snell
3139 Highway 468
West Pearl, Mississippi 39208

Application

Organization Information:
Organization: Mississippi Forestry Commission
Website: http://www.mfc.state.ms.us/

Contact Information:
Contact Name: Sandra Snell
Contact Email: ssnell@mfc.state.ms.us
Contact Phone: (601) 420-6016

More Information:
http://www.mfc.ms.gov/vfa.php