5/13/15 N.Y. St. Reg. Notice of Availability of State and Federal Funds
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5/13/15 N.Y. St. Reg. Notice of Availability of State and Federal Funds
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XXXVII, ISSUE 19
May 13, 2015
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS
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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-2560
FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Rural Volunteer Fire Assistance
Pursuant to the Agriculture Appropriations Act, Section 7(b)3 of P.L. 95-313 (Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation hereby gives notice of the following:
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (The Department) will administer the 2015 Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) Grant program to assist eligible rural fire departments in the purchase of eligible wildland fire suppression equipment. VFA applications will be accepted through June 30, 2015.
The Department received a federal appropriation of $400,000 to award fire assistance grants. Fire departments eligible to apply may receive grant funding up to $1,500 for the purchase of eligible wildland fire suppression equipment. Fire departments are required to equally match (50/50) the amount of the award. Grant funding is based on federal guidelines for use in fire districts serving a rural area or a rural community with a population of 10,000 or less. A fire department serving a population greater than 10,000 and not providing protection to a rural area or rural community is not eligible for VFA financial assistance.
Applications are scored based on established rating criteria including: population, the I.S.O. Fire Prevention Insurance rating, the presence of Native American communities in the district and the date of the last VFA grant received.
Applications are available on-line at http://www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/2364.html. For further information, contact: Lynne Korona, DEC Division of Forest Protection, 625 Broadway, 3rd Fl., Albany, NY 12233-2560, (518) 402-8835 or email questions to [email protected]
1220 Washington Ave. State Campus, Bldg. 7A Albany, NY 12242
ELIGIBLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS, VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND STATEWIDE ORGANIZATIONS THAT REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND/OR VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL
Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Recruitment and Retention Grant Program
Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Recruitment and Retention Grant Program seeks applications for up to $25,000 in state funding made available by the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) for programs designed to promote the development of, or support existing, regional recruitment and retention efforts. All awards are subject to availability of funds, pursuant to the provisions of sections 209-G and 630-b of the New York State Tax Law. This Grant Program is intended to promote the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters and volunteer emergency services personnel through the following primary objectives: 1.) Support organizational leadership development through education and training; and, 2.) Develop and implement recruitment and retention programs and materials. Funds will be awarded competitively based on the submission of applications by eligible volunteer fire departments, volunteer emergency service organizations and statewide organizations that represent the interests of volunteer firefighters and/or volunteer emergency services personnel.
Applications will be accepted from April 14, 2015 through 11:59 p.m. on June 11, 2015 and must be submitted to DHSES’s grants inbox: [email protected].
For the Request for Applications (RFA) please visit the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) website at http://www.dhses.ny.gov/grants or DHSES’s Grant Hotline at (866) 837-9133.
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