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 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.