Grant Details

Grant Details:
Open Date for Application: 11/14/2011
Application Due Date: TBA

Description: 

Purpose:
The Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of State Fire Marshal is pleased to announce the availability of grant funding in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2012 for fire department reimbursement of state certified fire class and specific classes conducted by the Ohio Fire Academy between January 1 and December 31, 2011.

Eligibility: 
Eligible recipients for grants awarded under this rule shall meet at least one of these six eligibility requirements:

1. Volunteer Fire Department:

1. Must be organized under sections Ohio Revised Code (R.C.) §§ 505.37, 505.371, 505.375 or 737.21.
2. At least one-half of the firefighters are volunteer firefighters.

2. Fire Department:

1. Must be organized under R.C. §§505.37, 505.371, 505.375 or 737.21; AND
2. Must serve one or more small municipalities or small townships. A “small municipality or small township is a duly constituted municipality or village under Title 7 of the Revised Code or township under Title 5 of the Revised Code having a population of less than 25,000 permanent residents.”

3. Joint Fire District:

1. Must be organized under R.C. §§505.371 or 505.375; AND
2. Must be comprised of departments that primarily serve small municipalities or small townships.

4. Local Government responsible for:

1. A volunteer fire department; OR
2. A fire department that serves small municipalities or small townships; OR
3. A portion of a joint fire district comprised of departments that primarily serves small municipalities or small townships; AND

5. Local Government: responsible for the provision of fire protection services for a small municipality or small township.
(This is typically a local government that contracts for fire protection services.)

6. Private Fire Company:

1. Must be a nonprofit group or organization owning and operating firefighting equipment not controlled by a firefighting agency; AND
2. Must be providing fire protection services under a contract to a political subdivision of the state.
1. “Firefighting agency” means a municipal corporation, township, township fire district, joint  ambulance district, joint emergency medical services district, or joint fire district and the office of the state fire marshal.

An applicant must meet at least one of the six above eligibility requirements to qualify.  If you meet at least one, please continue with the application process.

Specifications and Application
Applications must be postmarked by January 30, 2012 and sent to:

SFM Ohio Fire Academy
Attention: Training Grant
8895 East Main Street
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068

Organization Information:
Organization: Ohio State Fire Marshall
Website: http://www.com.ohio.gov/fire/

Contact Information:
Contact Name: Gerald Robinson; Division of State Fire Marshal
Contact Email: Gerald.robinson@com.state.oh.us
Contact Phone: 888-726-7731; 614-752-7160

More Information:
http://www.com.ohio.gov/Grants.aspx