Department Funding "Grants"

Grants are one of several ways to supplement a departments yearly funding. There are several types of grants with varying complexities to both submitting and the care that is required after the grant has been issued. One popular grant is the national grant from FEMA. These grants can be accessed at  http://www.firegrantsupport.com/ and require little organizational match. There are several types of grants for emergency responders. I have listed below the 4 types of FEMA grants that are available. 

1. The primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) is to meet the firefighting and
emergency response needs of fire departments and non-affiliated emergency medical services
organizations.

2. The SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) Grant was created to provide

funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations in order to help
them increase the number of trained, "front-line" firefighters available in their communities.

3. The Fire Prevention and Safety Grants (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. 

4. The Station Construction Grant (SCG) was established as part of the American Recovery and

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to provide financial assistance for fire departments to build
or modify fire stations, which will enhance the departments response to their community.

Grants can be written by a member of the organization or can be contracted out to a company to perform the actual grant writing. No matter the route you choose, you as the organization are responsible for the truthfulness of the statements in the grant.