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Grant Details:
Application Due Date: November 2011 est
Description: Note: Do not place orders prior to December 15 announcement date Overview:
To assist rescue organizations to purchase equipment and make capital expenditures. Rescue Organizations shall match the grant on a dollar-for-dollar basis, up to $25,000. Organizations having cash assets over $1,000 may apply for the matching fund, up to $25,000. Organizations having cash assets less than $1,000 may apply for a non-matching grant, up to $3,000.
Eligibility Criteria:
Rescue provider is all volunteer, with the exception of ten paid positions.
Rescue provider is recognized by the Department of Insurance as a rescue or a rescue EMS provider.
Rescue provider must meet the eligibility criteria of the NC Association of Rescue & EMS.
County recognizes organization as providing rescue or rescue/EMS or EMS
Rescue provider must be certified by the Office of Emergency Medical Service to request ALS equipment.
General Statute Definition of a Rescue Provider: "rescue" means the removal of individuals facing external, nonmedical, and nonpatient related peril to areas of relative safety. A "rescue unit" or "rescue squad" means a group of individuals who are not necessarily trained in emergency medical services, fire fighting, or law enforcement, but who expose themselves to an external, nonmedical, and nonpatient related peril to effect the removal of individuals facing the same type of peril to areas of relative safety.
Review of Applications:
Applications are reviewed and scored using a non subjective point system. Areas evaluated are; all volunteer/paid positions, number and age of organizations vehicles, financial status and type of equipment being requested. At the time all applications have been entered into the database and scored, the available monies is entered. The computer selects the applications with the lowest total score until the available monies is exhausted. Important Dates:
August 1 Applications are mailed to all known rescue providers
October 1 Applications are due back to the NC Dept. of Insurance
December 15 Grant recipients are announced
April 30 Invoice/Agreement forms are due to the NC Dept. of Insurance Additional Information:
G.S. 58-87-5
G.S. 20-183.7 (c) (1) 7 (2) Fifteen cents (.15) of vehicle inspections stickers.
Organization Information:
Organization: North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshall
Website: http://www.ncdoi.com/OSFM/
Contact Information:
More Information:
http://www.ncdoi.com/OSFM/FRGrants/frg_vref_faq.asp
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