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Grant Details:
Amount: $10,000
Application Due Date: June 2012 est
Description: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, through the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act, has allocated funds to Ohio for the Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant Program. These funds will be distributed to fire protection agencies on the basis of the Act and the federal guidelines.
1. The grants are 50/50 matching reimbursement grants. This means a fire department that receives a grant must purchase the equipment prior to receiving reimbursement for 50% of the total project amount. A maximum of $10,000 has been placed upon the amount of federal reimbursement any one multi-community project may receive. A maximum of $4,500 has been placed upon the amount of federal reimbursement any one department may receive.
2. Local funding must be available for the initial purchase of all items if the application is approved. 3. No purchase made prior to July will be accepted in the application. 4. Only communities under 10,000 population qualify. However, for multi-community projects, the 10,000 limit may be exceeded and still qualify, providing none of the participating communities individually exceed the 10,000 population limit. 5. Priority will be given to departments in greatest need for the following projects.
A. Organization of new fire departments (those not yet in operation or recently organized)
B. Multi-community projects (county-wide projects or bulk purchases with four or more
fire departments) or projects sponsored by county or regional fire associations.
C. Purchase of wildland slip in pump units. ( complete units with fire pumps & baffled
tanks )
D. Purchase of wildland personal protective equipment meeting NFPA 1977 Standard for
Wildland Fire Protective Clothing. Preference will be given to departments requesting
complete sets. ( i.e. nomex pants & shirt, fire shelter, leather gloves, hardhat & goggles )
E. Conversion of Federal Excess Personal Property (FEPP) & Fire Fighter Property (FFP)
equipment to fire fighting apparatus.
F. Purchase of MARCS radio equipment compatable with Ohio’s MARCS system.
6. Communities imposing strict boundary limits which exclude rural residences or using a subscription or a fee response system will not be considered. 7. Departments must have a Fire Department Identification number (FDID) to qualify. Application and More Information
Organization Information:
Organization: Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources
Website: http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/
Contact Information:
Contact Name: Rick Maier
Contact Email: Rick.Maier@dnr.state.oh.us
Contact Phone: 740-774-1596 ext 110
More Information:
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/5133/Default.aspx
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