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Application
Period to Open: Fiscal Year 2007 Fire Prevention and Safety
Grants
The Department
of Homeland Security recently posted the FY07 Fire Prevention
and Safety (FP&S) Grants Program Guidance on the Assistance to
Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program Website. The application
period is scheduled to begin on October 22, 2007, at 8:00 a.m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Applications for these grants
must be received by November 30, 2007, at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern
Time).
FP&S grants support projects that enhance the safety of the
public and firefighters from fire and related hazards. The
primary goal is to target high-risk populations, firefighter
safety and mitigate high incidences of death and injury.
Examples of the types of projects supported by FP&S include fire
prevention and public safety education campaigns, juvenile fire
setter interventions, media campaigns, and arson prevention and
awareness programs.
The applicant tutorial is available through the
www.firegrantsupport.com Website. The tutorial will
provide you with valuable grant information and will walk you
through the preparation and submittal of competitive
applications. In addition, the applicant tutorial will
provide an overview of the funding priorities and evaluation
criteria. Applicants who have questions regarding the Fire
Prevention and Safety Grants opportunity should contact the help
desk as soon as possible at 1-866-274-0960 or at
firegrants@dhs.gov.
During the application period, the help desk will operate Monday
to Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time), but is
prepared to revise hours of operation based on volume, demand,
holidays and urgency to complete the FP&S Grants application
period and processing for FY07.
The AFG Program is administered by the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA)
Grants Program Directorate in coordination with the U.S. Fire
Administration.
FY07 Fire
Prevention and Safety Grants Program Guidance – visit
www.firegrantsupport.com/fps/guidance/
FY07 Fire Prevention and Safety Grants FAQs – visit
www.firegrantsupport.com/fps/faq/07/
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