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Grant Details:
Application Due Date: July 2012 est
Description: Overview:
This is a 50% matching fund program. Federal funds will pay up to 50% of approved and specified program expenditure costs with local departments paying at least 50% or more. Reimbursement will in no case exceed the amount authorized and awarded in your 2010 grant.
Purchases made PRIOR to January 1, 2011, will not be accepted for inclusion in the 2011 program.
Eligibility:
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.
What they fund:
Preference will be given to VFA Grant applications for the purchase of :
- wildland and structural personal protective gear,
- water handling equipment,
- communication equipment, and
- training.
Not funded:
The purchase of vehicles and high value equipment will NOT be funded due to the limited amount of funds available. Vehicles may be available through the Federal Excess Personal Property program (FEPP).
Application Guidelines 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: Sheryl Carnegie or Bret Lane
Contact Email: ForestProtectionVFA@ldaf.state.la.us
Contact Phone: 225-925-4500
More Information:
http://www.ldaf.louisiana.gov/portal/Offices/Forestry/ForestProtection/VolunteerFireAssistanceProgram/tabid/250/Default.aspx
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