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Joe Yarbrough
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David Giles
Thursday, July 07, 2016 5:30 PM
Joe Yarbrough; Patty Rippey; Dominic Morgese
FW: Round 6 DHS Assistance to Firefighters FY 2015 Grant Award(s)
FactSheet.pdf; Awardslist.xls
Florida
James D. Giles
Senior Fire Commander
South Daytona Fire/Rescue
dgiles@southdaytona.org
386-322-3037 Office phone
386-589-4845 Cell phone
386-322-3038 Fax
From: Arthur, Barbara (Bill Nelson) [mailto:Barbara Arthur@billnelson.senate.gov]
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 20161:31 PM
To: David Giles <dgiles@southdaytona.org>
Subject: FW: Round 6 OHS Assistance to Firefighters FY 2015 Grant Award{s) - Florida
Congratulations on receiving this grant I
Barbara Arthur
Regional Director
Office ofU. S. Senator Bill Nelson
321-508-3429
South Daytona Fire Rescue
Kinard Volunteer Fire
Department - Calhoun County
FL-02
Operations and
Safety
$26,758
Don Howard
3863223032
Operations and
Safety
$22,762
Doyle
Daniels
8506431721
-----Origi na I Message----From: AFG Congressional Notification
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2016 9:09 AM
To: Gustave, Peggy (Bill Nelson)
Subject: Round 6 OHS Assistance to Firefighters FY 2015 Grant Award(s) - Florida
Good Afternoon,
This is congressional notification of the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
(AFG) awards that will be announced to applicants in your State this week. This is round 6 of the competitive FY 2015
AFG announcements. This program is administered by the Department of Hamel.and Security's Federal Emergency
Management Agency in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration.
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Grantees will receive this information on Friday of this week. This information is not embargoed. You may release it
immediately.
We have Included the following attachments in this notification:
- An AFG Program fact sheet
-Awards in your state and contact information
As of this Friday, grant recipients can visit the AFG website link for information (http://www.fema.gov/firegrants) or call
the toll free help line at: 866-274-0960.
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Award Number
EMW-2015-F0-06230
EMW-2015-F0-05244
Organization Name
Congressional District
South Daytona Fire Rescue
Kinard Volunteer Fire Department
FL-02
Program Area
Operations and Safety
Operations and Safety
Federal Share
Name
Don Howard
26758
22762 Doyle Daniels
Phone
City
Zip
3863223033 South Daytona . 32119
8506431721 Kinard
32449
FY 2015 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG)
Overview
The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program of
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an
important component of the larger, coordinated effort to
strengthen the Nation's overall level of preparedness
and ability to respond to fire and related hazards. Since
Fiscal Year (FY) 2001, the AFG Program has provided
approximately $6.4 billion in grants to first-responder
organizations to obtain much needed emergency
response equipment, personal protective equipment,
firefighting and emergency vehicles, and training.
During FY 2015, the AFG will award another $306
million to first-responder organizations that need support to improve their capability to respond to
fires and emergencies of all types.
Purpose
The purpose of the AFG Program is to award grants directly to fire departments, non-affiliated
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) organizations (EMS organizations that are not affiliated with a
hospital, and state fire training academies to enhance their ability to protect the health and safety of
the public, as well as that of first-responder personnel). Using a competitive process that is overseen
by fire service subject matter experts, grants are awarded to applicants whose requests best address
the priorities of the AFG Program.
Funding
The AFG Program will award approximately $306 million in competitive grants to fire departments,
non-affiliated EMS organizations, and state fire training academies during FY 2015. Funding for
vehicles is limited to 25 percent of the total FY 2015 AFG Program appropriation. No less than 3.5
percent of appropriated funds must be awarded for EMS equipment and training grants for both firedepartment-based and non-affiliated EMS organizations.
FY 2015 AFG Fact Sheet
Eligibility
Only fire departments, non-affiliated EMS organizations and state fire training academies are
eligible to apply for funding. Organizations must operate in one of the 50 States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, or Puerto Rico.
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A "fire department" is defined as an agency or organization that has a formally recognized
arrangement with a State, territory, local or tribal authority (city, county, parish, fire district,
township, town, or other governing body) to provide fire suppression to a population within
a fixed geographical area on a first-due basis.
A ''non-affiliated EMS organization" is defined as a public or private nonprofit EMS
organization that provides direct emergency medical services, including medical transport,
to a specific geographic area on a first-due basis, but which is not affiliated with a hospital
and does not seive a geographic area where such services are provided adequately by a fire
department or another primary non-affiliated EMS agency.
A "State Fire Training Academy" is defined as the primary state fire training academy,
agency, or institution, for each state; which provides "entity-wide" delivery of fire training
(and emergency medical services training if applicable) as specified by legislative
authorization, by general statutory authorization or charter, or is ad-hoc in nature with the
general acceptance of the fire service.
Program Highlights
The AFG Program funds fire departments, non-affiliated EMS organizations and state fire training
academies. Under the FY 2015 AFG program, interested organizations are eligible to submit up to
three applications under the followings categories:
Operations and Safety:
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Grant projects funded include professional training, wellness and fitness
programs equipment, personal protective equipment, modifications to facilities,
and supplies that support firefighting and non-affiliated EMS operations and
safety.
Vehicle Acquisition: Fire Departments and non-affiliated EMS Organizations
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Eligible apparatus included, but are not limited to: pumpers, aerials, brush
trucks, tankers/tenders, rescue vehicles, ambulances
Regional Grants:
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Regional projects in which multiple organizations {Fire and/or non-affiliated
EMS) seiving more than one local jurisdiction would benefit directly from the
activities requested with grant funds.
State Fire Training Academies
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State fire training academies are eligible to apply for critically needed resources
to protect the public, to train emergency personnel, and to foster interoperability
and support community resilience.
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FY 2015 AFG Fact Sheet
Evaluation Criteria
AFG funding priorities differ for fire departments, non-affiliated EMS organizations, and state fire
training academies. The funding priorities and evaluation criteria are developed from
recommendations provided by a criteria development panel, composed of fire service professionals
representing the major fire service organizations.
Based on the input received, the FY 2015 AFG priorities remain largely unchanged from FY 2014.
All submitted applications are ranked based on the substance of the application, relative to the
established funding priorities.
Applications that score the highest and are determined to be in the "competitive range" will undergo
further evaluation by a panel of peers, from the fire service and non-affiliated EMS organizations.
Applications that are considered for award will undergo an extensive technical review prior to an
award offer.
On December 26, 2014, OHS adopted the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards at 2
C.F.R. Part 200 that establish a uniform set of mandatory requirements for federal awards to nonfederal entities.
AFG Program Resources
For additional information on the FY 2015 AFG program please visit our web site at:
http://www.fema.gov/assistance-firefighters-grant.
You may also contact the AFG Program Help Desk by calling 1-866-274-0960 or via email at
firegrants@dhs.gov
Note: $340 million is the FY 2015 appropriation for the AFG initiative. From this appropriation,
$34 million is allocated to fund the FY 2015 Fire Prevention & Safety Grant Program.
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FY 2015 AFG Fact Sheet