The Wyoming Rural Fire Assistance Administration Grant aims to improve safety and enhance wildland firefighting resources for rural and volunteer fire departments in communities with less than 10,000 people. This grant is designed to decrease wildland fire-related losses, enhance local fire protection, and reduce expenditures on wildland fire suppression. Recipients will distribute funds to eligible fire departments and ensure they are used for essential firefighting equipment and training. Applicants must collaborate with the Bureau of Land Management or other relevant entities in Wyoming. Funding is contingent on annual Congressional appropriation and requires a 10% matching contribution from fire departments.
Opportunity ID: 41367
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | WY-RFA08-3001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Rural Fire Assistance Administration |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Rural Fire Assistance |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.242 — National Fire Plan – Rural Fire Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 22, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 16, 2008 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 16, 2008 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 15, 2008 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $240,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $240,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | County governments State governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Land Management |
| Description: | Legislative Authority: National Fire Plan P.L. 106-291 and H.R.2643-Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008. Authority to fund and implement this program is established by Congress on a year-to-year basis. Funding for the FY 08 RFA program is contingent on Congressional appropriation, and funding is not guaranteed for subsequent years. Project Background Information The RFA program provides funding to improve the capacity and capabilities of rural and volunteer fire departments (RFDs) that protect rural communities and play a substantial cooperative role in the suppression of wildland fires within, or in the vicinity of lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The recipient of this cooperative agreement will distribute funds from Department of Interior agencies, in addition to providing substantial recipient contributions, to various rural and volunteer fire departments throughout Wyoming. Project Objective The RFA program was established to improve safety and enhance wildland firefighting resource capability and readiness of rural and volunteer fire departments; to decrease wildland fire-related losses to rural economies through enhanced local fire protection; and to help reduce Federal, state, tribal and local expenditures on wildland fire suppression, particularly in the wildland-urban interface. Statement of Joint Objectives The RFA program provides funding to rural and volunteer fire departments serving those communities of less than 10,000 persons. These departments must be party to a cooperative agreement with the BLM, a County Fire District, State Forester, or equivalent entity in WYOMING. These departments serve as cooperators with BLM in the suppression of wildland fires within and in the vicinity of BLM managed lands. Individual fire departments will submit application packages to the awarded recipient, which will be reviewed and prioritized collaboratively by a panel of Department of Interior and partnering agency representatives. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Ilze Karklins-Powers
Grants & Agreements Specialist Phone 307-775-6293 Email:Ilze_Karklins-Powers@blm.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Ilze Karklins-Powers Grants & Agreements Specialist Phone 307-775-6293 Email: Ilze_Karklins-Powers@blm.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.242 | PKG00006945 | Apr 22, 2008 | May 16, 2008 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
41367 SF424_Mandatory-1.1.pdf
41367 Mandatory_SF424B-1.1.pdf
41367 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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