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Grant Details:
Application Due Date: July 2011 est

Description: 

The Idaho Fire Chief's Association (IFCA) announces the 2010 Idaho Firefighter License Plate Grant program. These grants are awarded once annually from available funds received through the Fire Fighter's Special License Plate Fund program. The IFCA's Board of Directors awards grants based on recommendations of the IFCA's Fire Fighter's License Plate Fund Committee that carefully evaluate and approve all grant applications.

Rules and Guidelines:

1. Each organization, agency or group may submit only one (1) grant application. Fire departments with “joint duties” (a municipal and rural district), that have more than one Idaho FDID number registered with the State Fire Marshal’s IFIRS program, may submit one grant application per FDID number. The FDID number must be provided if you are a fire department applicant. Grant requests from a fire department must have that agency’s head person (Chief, Director, Chairman, etc.) sign (with their signature) in the space provided on the application form.

2. Associations or organizations may submit only one (1) grant application for the parent organization.

3. Any and all surplus or unexpended grant funds MUST be returned to the IFCA. Failure to do so will result in the loss of consideration for additional grants for a period of five years from the year of the initial grant. In special circumstances the FFLP Committee may extend a grant usage period if asked to do so in writing by the grant recipient.

4. Failure to submit the required “closing report” by the end of the grant usage period will result in the loss of consideration for additional grants for a period of five years from the year of the initial grant.

5. All grant applicants must include their Federal Tax ID number (if they have one) or the Applicant’s SSN, and enter that number in the space provided on the application form. (This information will be kept strictly confidential and is for IFCA accountant information purposes only.)

6. Grant awards for commonly requested electronic equipment, specifically laptop computers or LCD projectors, are typically “capped” at a single amount based on current prices of that equipment. (Last year that amount was $600.)

7. Grants are generally “capped” at a maximum possible award of $2,500 to allow funding of as many grant requests as possible. There is no minimum grant amount that may be requested.

8. Grant applications may only be for a single resource (item) or activity

9. If there is a surplus of funds available from a single resource grant award, the grant recipient may contact the IFCA offices with a request to use the balance, or a portion thereof, for another item.

10. No grants are “automatically” renewable. A new grant request is required for each grant period (annually) and a separate application submitted each year.

11. Grant applications must “justify” their request – don’t just list “Laptop computer”. You must explain why you need the resource and what it will be used for attesting that it meets the “exclusively for the fire safety education of . . .” legislative mandated of the grant program.

12. If requesting funds for materials or equipment (i.e., laptops, DVD’s, pamphlets, signs, costumes, etc.) you must submit a product information sheet on the product(s) with the cost on it, or, a written estimate of the total cost from the vendor for the product. If there is tax, shipping, set-up or handling costs to obtain or prep the product for use, those costs may be included in the grant request, but they must also be shown and itemized on the estimate. Administrative costs are not eligible.

13. All grant request amounts must be rounded off to a whole dollar amount.

14. From time to time a special or urgent grant need may arise outside of the normal application period. If you feel you qualify, you may submit a grant application form to the IFCA offices at any time with an accompanying letter of circumstances stating “why” the special request grant should be funded off cycle. This will be forwarded to the FFLP Grant Review Committee for consideration and a decision whether to fund it or not.

15. There is no guarantee that any or all grants will be funded or that grants which are funded will be “fully” funded. This means you may only be awarded a portion of what you requested. If your grant request requires 100% FFLP grant funding, then this must be checked on the grant application form in the space provided. It is highly recommended that Applicants seek out “other funds” to help support their project. This also shows a shared commitment toward funding the project.

16. If the Applicant is a past recipient of a FFLP grant at anytime during the program (since 2001) they should check “Yes” on the form. If the Applicant has never received a FFLP grant, they should check “No” on the form.

Remember, 2010 Grant Applications must be submitted and received by the IFCA on or before the deadline of July 1. Completed Grant Applications must be mailed to the address below. To obtain additional grant application forms, or a membership application form for the IFCA, please contact:

Idaho Fire Chief’s Association

c/o Doug Brown, V.P. of Operations

310 South 7th Avenue

Caldwell, ID 83605

Fax: (208) 455-0349

Application

Organization Information:
Organization: Idaho Fire Chiefs Association
Website: http://www.idahofirechiefs.org

Contact Information:
Contact Name: Doug Brown
Contact Email: ddbrown05@msn.com
Contact Phone: (208) 455-0344

More Information:
http://www.idahofirechiefs.org/default.asp?pageid=438&deptid=1