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.1 1 <br />Attachment D <br />ASSISTANCE GRANTS <br />Key Guidelines: <br />Funding solicitation, award, priorities, and other grant processes for VFA, RFA, and FIREDAC <br />may vary from year to year. DNR will provide notification to all eligible Fire Districts of <br />program requirements and processes through the DNR website and/or other appropriate venues. <br />The Wildland Fire Assistance Grants are open to all Fire Districts that currently provide wildland <br />fire response to private, state, or federal land ownerships and serve cominunities LESS than <br />10,000 residents. Fire Districts serving communities over 10,000 residents may qualify if their <br />service area includes a rural area or rural community of under 10,000 in population. <br />The Wildland Fire Assistance Grants are currently offered in two phases annually (Phase I and <br />Phase II), subject to funding availability. Each Fire District may apply for one Phase I and one <br />Phase II project per year. <br />Phase I —Personal Protective Equipment <br />Fire districts may purchase personal protective equipment and other fire equipment available <br />through the DNR Fire Cache beginning approximately the first Monday of March until the last <br />Friday in April. Applications are submitted by completing an order through the "Phase I PPE <br />Shopping Cart". The shopping cart and instructions are available on the DNR website. Prices are <br />reduced to reflect the grant share of the equipment cost. <br />Phase II — General Equipment Grant Program <br />Fire Districts may submit applications for projects beginning approximately the first Monday in <br />September until the last Friday in October. Application and instructions are available on the <br />DNR website. <br />Project Categories <br />Fire Equipment <br />This category includes equipment suitable for wildland fire use. Fire Equipment includes <br />portable pumps, slip in pump packages, water tanks (vehicle and porta-tanks), chainsaws and all <br />hand tools, hose, hose fittings and related equipment not available during Phase I, <br />communication systems, vehicle and hand-held pagers. <br />Fire Prevention <br />Includes the development and implementation of Fire Prevention Education Programs, including <br />Firewise Workshops or Prevention planning, including GIS plamiing projects. <br />Vehicle Acquisition/Refurbishment <br />Includes funding for transport and refurbislunent of vehicles obtained through the Firefighter <br />Property program to a wildland engine or tender. Other vehicle purchases and refurbislunent may <br />also be eligible. <br />Trainin-_ <br />Includes the development and implementation of programs designed for training in structural, <br />grass or wildland fire suppression, including instructors, facility rental and industrial materials. <br /><<Asreement RTo>> Paye 16 of 18 FLRA 4/7/2015 <br />77 <br />