OpportunityTitle: Assistance to Firefighters Grants
CategoryExplanation: First Responders    Homeland Security &#150; Preparedness
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Fire Departments and Non-affiliated Emergency Medical Services Organizations.
Description: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) provides financial assistance directly to fire departments and nonaffiliated EMS organizations to enhance their capabilities with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. Our primary goal is to help fire departments and nonaffiliated EMS organizations meet their firefighting and emergency response needs. AFG seeks to support organizations that lack the tools and resources necessary to more effectively protect the health and safety of the public and their emergency response personnel with respect to fire and all other hazards. Projects or initiatives that are eligible for funding under this announcement are:a.Firefighter Operations and Safety (including personal protective equipment, firefighting equipment, training, wellness/fitness, and modifications to fire facilities)b.Firefighter Vehicle Acquisitionc.EMS Operations and Safety (including personal protective equipment, firefighting equipment, training, wellness/fitness, and modifications to EMS facilities)d.EMS Vehicle Acquisition e.Regional Projects to Achieve Interoperability
GrantorContactEmailDescription: firegrants@dhs.gov
GrantorContactText: Fire Grants Help Desk: &lt;br/&gt;1-866-274-0960
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 28, 2010.  Applications submitted by mail must be postmarked by Wednesday, May 26, 2010, or otherwise received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 28, 2010.