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Grant Details:
Amount: 20,000
Application Due Date: April 2011 est

Description: 

The Rural Fire Assistance (RFA) program funds are appropriated by Congress annually. RFA is intended to increase local firefighter safety and enhance the fire protection capabilities of Rural Fire Departments (RFD) by helping RFDs meet accepted standards of wildland fire qualifications, training, and performance for initial and extended attack at the local level. The RFA program supports the overall goals of the National Fire Plan by improving the capacity and capability of local fire departments to protect their communities from the effects of wildland fire.

The RFA program provides funds for RFDs that:

• Protect rural, wildland-urban interface communities,
• Play a substantial cooperative role in the protection of federal lands,
• Are cooperators with the Department of the Interior (DOI) managed lands through cooperative agreements with the DOI or their respective State, and,
• Serve communities with a population of 10,000 or less.

Please read eligibility requirements listed in the RFA administrative plan carefully, and carefully review the FY09 Program information.

Application procedures, required application materials and documentation, and administrative timelines can vary between states.

Contact the RFA Program Manager listed for your state on the contact list for guidance on specific application procedures within your state. Complete the RFA application process according to the procedure and materials they specify.

You may be required to utilize the Grants.gov to process your application
Do not complete the application form posted on this site unless instructed to do so by your state or regional RFA program manager.

You may send requests for program information to the RFA mailbox, but do not send any application materials to this address. Individual applications must be processed through state/regional program managers.

RFA Program Admin Plan

Program Guidance Overview

Contacts

Allowable Items

Organization Information:
Organization: Department of the Interior
Website: http://www.doi.gov/

Contact Information:

More Information:
http://www.nifc.gov/rfa/update.html