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Grant Details:
Application Due Date: October 2010 est
Description: Facts and FAQs
G.S. 58-87-5
Funding:
G.S. 20-183.7 (c) (1) 7 (2) Fifteen cents (.15) of vehicle inspections stickers.
Purpose:
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:
Fire departments must meet the following requirements to receive the tax that is collected within their fire district:
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.
DO NOT PLACE ORDERS PRIOR TO DECEMBER 15 ANNOUNCEMENT DATE
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
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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