New Jersey Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant Program

Grant Details:
Application Due Date: TBA

Description: 

Overview:

The Volunteer Fire Assistance Program (VFA) is a United States Forest Service Grant program administered by all 50 State Forest Fire Protection Agencies to provide funding to organize, train and equip fire departments in rural areas and rural communities.

Program Goals:

- Organize, train, and equip fire departments in unprotected rural areas and rural communities.

- Assist qualifying fire departments in saving lives and protecting property in unprotected or inadequately protected rural areas.

- Prevent or reduce loss of life, protect financial investments and enhance envirobmental quality to revitalize rural America.

- Increase the opportunity for rural fire departments to acquire Federal Excess Personal Property, training, and current information on techniques of fire prevention.

Eligibility:

- A single fire department serving a rural area or a rural community with a population of 10,000 or less is eligible

- Area fire departments may serve an aggregate population of greater than 10,000 as long as the service area of the fire department includes a rural area or a rural community having a population of 10,000 or less.

- A single county or town with a population over 10,000 which is served by two or more fire districts operating entirely with the bound of the county or town.

- Special consideration will be give to fire departments that cover areas containing significant wildland/urban interface zones.

Deadlines:

Proposals must be received by your appropriate Forest Fire Service Office by February 1, 2011.

Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon, Passaic, Bergen, Essex, Union, Hudson, Morris and Somerset Counties:
NJ Forest Fire Service
240 Main St. Andover, NJ 07821
(973) 786-6350

Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington, and Mercer Counties:
NJ Forest Fire Service
PO Box 239, New Lisbon, NJ 08064
(609) 726 9010

Atlantic, Gloucester, Camden, Cape May, Salem, and Cumberland Counties:
NJ Forest Fire Service
5555 Atlantic Av., Mays Landing 08330
(609) 625-1121

If you proposal is accepted, completed applications must be returned by March 30, 2011.

Grant Overview and Application

Organization Information:
Organization: New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry
Website: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/

Contact Information:
Contact Name: Bert Plate
Contact Email: bert.plate@dep.state.nj.us
Contact Phone: (609) 292-2977

More Information:
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/fire/docs/vfa_grant_app.pdf