Assistance to Firefighters Assistance to Firefighters Grant ProgramGrant Program

20092009

Region 8Region 8Ted YoungTed Young

Fire Program SpecialistFire Program SpecialistDenver, Co.Denver, Co.

303-235-4791303-235-4791303-235-4628fx303-235-4628fx

Ted.young@dhs.govTed.young@dhs.gov

Grants Administered by Grants Administered by AFG Program OfficeAFG Program Office

Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG)

Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)

Fire Prevention and Firefighter Safety Research and Development (FP&S)

Total 2009 AppropriationTotal 2009 Appropriation

$$775775 million million• AFG AFG $$565565 million* million*• SAFER SAFER $$210210 million million * Includes an allocation of* Includes an allocation of $35 million for FP&S $35 million for FP&S

IntroductionIntroduction• 2009 AFG Program Overview 2009 AFG Program Overview • Application and Electronic Scoring Application and Electronic Scoring • Developing a Comprehensive NarrativeDeveloping a Comprehensive Narrative• ExerciseExercise• SAFER SAFER • Fire Prevention & SafetyFire Prevention & Safety• Grants ManagementGrants Management

IntroductionIntroductionPlease raise your hand if you fall into onePlease raise your hand if you fall into oneof the following categories:of the following categories:

• I represent an organization that has never I represent an organization that has never applied for an AFG Grant.applied for an AFG Grant.

• I represent an organization that has applied I represent an organization that has applied for an AFG Grant but never been awarded.for an AFG Grant but never been awarded.

• I am individual who has never applied for an I am individual who has never applied for an AFG grant.AFG grant.

2009 AssistanceAssistance to Firefighters Grantsto Firefighters Grants

Assistance to Assistance to Firefighters GrantsFirefighters Grants

PurposePurposeProtect the public and fire service Protect the public and fire service personnel from fire and all other personnel from fire and all other hazards.hazards.

Assistance toAssistance to Firefighters Grants Firefighters Grants

Eligible Applicants

• Fire departments

• Nonaffiliated EMS organizations

Assistance toAssistance to Firefighters Grants Firefighters Grants

There are three program areas under AFG

• Vehicle Acquisition• Operations and Safety• Regional Projects

FY 2009 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program

• Awards are capped at 25% of the appropriation. Awards are capped at 25% of the appropriation.

• Specific priorities based on type of community Specific priorities based on type of community served and other department characteristics.served and other department characteristics.

Vehicle Acquisition ActivityVehicle Acquisition Activity

Fire Apparatus PrioritiesFire Apparatus PrioritiesPriority Urban

CommunitiesSuburban

CommunitiesRural

Communities

1 PumperAerialQuint (Aerial <76’)Quint (Aerial 76’ or >) Rescue

PumperAerialQuint (Aerial <76’)Quint (Aerial 76’ or >)

PumperBrush/AttackTanker/TenderQuint (Aerial <76’)

2 CommandHazMatLight/AirRehabFoam Truck

CommandHazMatRescueTanker/TenderBrush/AttackFoam Truck

HazMatRescueLight/AirAerialQuint (Aerial 76’ or >)

3 ARFFVBrush/AttackTanker/TenderAmbulanceFire BoatATV

ARFFVRehabLight/AirAmbulanceFire BoatATV

Foam TruckARFFVRehabCommandAmbulanceFire BoatATV

EMS Vehicle Priorities

Priority One Priority Two Priority Three

Ambulance (transport unit) to support EMT-B needs and functions

First Response Unit (non-transport, chase unit)

Operations vehicles (HAZMAT, rescue)

Command Vehicle

Hovercraft

Other Specialty

Assistance to Firefighters Grant

Operations and Safety ActivitiesOperations and Safety Activities• TrainingTraining• EquipmentEquipment• Personal Protective EquipmentPersonal Protective Equipment• Modifications to FacilitiesModifications to Facilities• Wellness/Fitness ServicesWellness/Fitness Services

Assistance to Firefighters Grant

Regional Applications

• Eligible applicants may act as a host for a regional application.

• Regional projects are designed to facilitate interoperability and efficiency among participants.

• Standardization does NOT necessarily equate to interoperability.

Assistance to Firefighters Grant

Requires a local cash match based on population served

Under 20,000 population 5%

20,000 - 50,000 population 10%

Over 50,000 population 20%

Assistance to Firefighters Grant

Maximum Federal Funding Federal Funding

$1,000,000

$1,750,000

$2,750,000

Population

Less than 500,000

500,000 - 1,000,000

More than 1,000,000

Questions?Questions?

2009 AFG Program • All applicants may submit three

separate applications:1. Vehicle Acquisition2. Operations and Safety Activities3. Regional project

• Population protected and call volume are factors considered for all activities.

2009 AFG Program

Previous vehicle awardees are eligible for another vehicle award in 2009.

Urban/suburban applicants may request multiple vehicles on the same application.

TrainingTraining

• Fire department applicants must indicate the Fire department applicants must indicate the percentage of active firefighters trained to percentage of active firefighters trained to NFPA 1001. NFPA 1001.

• Fire department applicants that have less than Fire department applicants that have less than 100% of active firefighters trained to NFPA 1001 100% of active firefighters trained to NFPA 1001 will be asked to explain their plans to meet the will be asked to explain their plans to meet the standard. standard.

• These questions will be asked for every activity.These questions will be asked for every activity.

Personal Protective ClothingPersonal Protective Clothing• Applicants will be asked to provide significant Applicants will be asked to provide significant

detail in their requests regarding existing detail in their requests regarding existing equipment inventory.equipment inventory.

• The age of existing equipment will be The age of existing equipment will be considered in all phases of review.considered in all phases of review.

Self Contained Breathing Self Contained Breathing ApparatusApparatus

• Applicants with significant numbers of Applicants with significant numbers of SCBA that are old are a SCBA that are old are a highhigh priority. priority.

• Applicants with SCBA that are compliant Applicants with SCBA that are compliant with the more current editions of NFPA with the more current editions of NFPA 1997 are a 1997 are a lowlow priority. priority.

Regional ApplicantsRegional Applicants

The following activities are eligible forThe following activities are eligible forRegional Grant Applications:Regional Grant Applications:

• CommunicationsCommunications• TrainingTraining

Regional ApplicantsRegional Applicants

Any regional communications plan Any regional communications plan must comply with your Statewide must comply with your Statewide

Communications Interoperability Plan Communications Interoperability Plan (SCIP) and the SCIP must have been (SCIP) and the SCIP must have been

approved by DHS.approved by DHS.

Wellness and FitnessWellness and Fitness

• Costs for consultants such as nutritionists and fitness trainers are not eligiblenot eligible.

• Costs for incentives to participate in wellness and fitness programs are not eligiblenot eligible.