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Grant Details:
Application Due Date: July 2010 est

Description: 

This is a 50% matching fund program. Federal funds will pay up to 50% of
approved program expenditure costs with local departments paying at least 50% or
more.

2. A restriction will be placed upon the amount of funding which may be provided to
departments regardless of funding requested, due to the limited amount of federal
funds received by the Office of Forestry.

3. Local matching funds must be available at the time the application is submitted and
these funds must match the federal funds granted.

4. Purchase made PRIOR to January 1, 2009, will not be accepted for inclusion in the
2009 program.

5. Only communities with fewer than 10,000 population counts (current census) may be
considered for funding. However, multi-community department projects may be
approved even though the 10,000 population limit is exceeded within the area served,
provided no single community served exceeds the 10,000 population. (A department or
fire district is considered to be “multi-community” if within the official area served there
exists two or more recognized communities, each of which must contribute financial
support toward, and combine other resources for operation of a single department
serving all the communities involved.

6. Only departments officially recognized and authorized by RESOLUTION or
ORDINANCE of the legally constituted governing body of the area served will be
considered for grant funding.

7. Examples of equipment/apparatus which may be purchased with grant funds are as
follows: breathing apparatus, bunker gear, hose, nozzles, hand tools, smoke ejectors,
generators, foam application equipment, slip-on pumping units, materials and labor
required to outfit and equip excess military vehicles.

8. Application for funding to purchase fire trucks WILL NOT be approved.

9. Request for funding WILL NOT be considered for the following:
A. Repair or construction of buildings
B. Land acquisition
C. Water lines and hydrants
D. Any equipment not fire related
E. Routine operating expenses (phone bills, utility bills,
insurance, etc.)

Application

Organization Information:
Organization: Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Website: http://www.ldaf.louisiana.gov/portal/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx

Contact Information:
Contact Name: Don Smith
Contact Email: ForestProtectionVFA@ldaf.state.la.us
Contact Phone: 225-952-8005

More Information:
http://www.ldaf.louisiana.gov/portal/Offices/Forestry/ForestProtection/VolunteerFireAssistanceProgram/tabid/250/Default.aspx