Connecticut Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) Grant Program

Grant Details:
Application Due Date: May 2012 est

Description: 

Overview:

The Volenteer Fire Assistance Program (VFA), formerly known as the Rural Community Fire Protection Program, can provide Federal financial technical, and other assistance to State Foresters and other appropriate officals to organize, train and equip fire departments in rural areas and rural communities to suppress fires. A rural community is defined as having 10,000 or less population.

Eligibility:

The Federal guidelines for VFA require eligible fire departments must be in a town with a population of less than 10,000 according to the 2000 census. The program will provide assistance for the prevention, control and suppression of fires, which threaten human life, livestock, wildfire, crops, pastures, orchards, woodlands, farmsteads and other improvements.

Funding Areas:

- Prevention and Equipment purchases

- Training

Does Not Fund:

Rescue and Medical

Matching:

Approve a cost-sharing rate of %50 not to exceed $2,500 per grant.

Priority:

Priority will be given to projects with at least %25 of funding is used for training.

Organization Information:
Organization: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Website: http://www.ct.gov/dep/site/default.asp

Contact Information:
Contact Name: Ralph Scarpino
Contact Email: ralph.scarpino@po.state.ct.us
Contact Phone: (860) 424-3630 or 3632

More Information:
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2687&q=322332&depNav_GID=1511