[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27526-27527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12738]
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
U.S. Fire Administration
Arson Prevention Grant Program
AGENCY: U.S. Fire Administration, FEMA.
ACTION: Notice of funds and grant availability.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), gives notice
of funds and grant availability under the Arson Prevention Act of 1994.
This grant program is limited to States or consortia of States for
demonstration programs on arson research, prevention and control.
DATES: The grant application materials/Application for Federal
Assistance will be available on or about June 19, 1995. Grant
Applications must be received by the FEMA Assistance Officer not later
than July 17, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Applications for assistance must be in writing to the
following address: Patricia A. English, Office of Financial Management,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., room 731,
Washington, DC 20742.
Ask for Request for Assistance No. EMW-95-S-4780. Please include a
self-addressed mailing label with your request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth J. Kuntz, Fire Studies
Specialist, United States Fire Administration, 16825 South Seton Ave,
Emmitsburg, MD. 21727, (301) 447-1271, (facsimile)(301) 447-1102.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) gives notice that $2,000,000 is available to support not more
than ten (10) competitive grant awards for demonstration programs on
arson research, prevention, and control. Under the Arson Prevention Act
of 1994 this grant program is limited to States or consortia of States.
Elements of local government such as fire and police
[[Page 27527]] departments, public and private groups or organizations,
professional associations, and similar entities, are not eligible by
law to apply.
(a) Arson Prevention Act of 1994 targets the following goals as the
only topics eligible for funding under this authority:
(1) To improve the training by States leading to professional
certification of arson investigators in accordance with nationally
recognized certification standards.
(2) To provide resources for the formation of arson task forces or
interagency organizational arrangements involving police and fire
departments and other relevant local agencies, such as a State arson
bureau and the office of a fire marshal of a State.
(3) To combat fraud as a cause of arson and to advance research at
the State and local levels on the significance and prevention of fraud
as a motive for setting fires.
(4) To provide for the management of arson squads including:
(i) Training courses for fire departments in arson case management
including standardization of investigative techniques and reporting
methodology;
(ii) The preparation of arson unit management guides; and
(iii) The development and dissemination of new public education
materials relating to the arson problem.
(5) To combat civil unrest as a cause of arson, and to advance
research at the State and local levels on the prevention and control of
arson linked to urban disorders.
(6) To combat juvenile arson, such as juvenile fire setter
counseling programs and similar intervention programs, and to advance
research at the State and local levels on the prevention of juvenile
arson.
(7) To combat drug-related arson, and to advance research at the
State and local levels on the causes and prevention of drug-related
arson.
(8) To combat domestic violence as a cause of arson, and to advance
research at the State and local levels on the prevention of arson
arising from domestic violence.
(9) To combat arson in rural areas and to improve the capability of
firefighters to identify and prevent arson initiated fires in rural
areas and public forests.
(10) To improve the capability of firefighters to identify and
combat arson through expanded training programs, including:
(i) Training courses at the State fire academies; and
(ii) Innovative courses at the National Fire Academy and made
available to volunteer firefighters through regional delivery methods,
including teleconferencing and satellite delivered television programs.
(b) States or consortia of States wishing to apply for these arson
prevention grants must demonstrate meeting the following eligibility
requirements:
(1) The applicant must be a State or consortium of States;
(2) The applicant must obtain at least 25 percent of the costs of
the programs funded by the grant, in cash or in kind, from non-Federal
sources;
(3) The applicant will demonstrate that as a grant recipient they
will not decrease the prior level of spending of funds of the State or
consortium from non-Federal sources for arson research, prevention, and
control programs.
(4) The applicant will use no more than 10 percent of the funds
provided under the grant for administrative costs of the program.
(5) The applicant will demonstrate the efforts it is making to
ensure that all local jurisdictions will provide arson data to the
National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) or the Uniform Crime
Reporting (UCR) program.
(6) The applicant will demonstrate that they have a policy to
promote the training of its firefighters actively in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR).
(c) The following evaluation factors (numerically weighted to
ensure consistent and balanced scoring) will be used by the evaluation
panel(s) to select the best proposal in each distinct goal category:
(1) The degree to which the proposal is seen to address the
targeted goal or each goal (component) in a combination of goals
(Factor Weight: 10);
(2) The scope and effect of the proposed initiative in relation to
the proposed program cost (Factor Weight: 10);
(3) The degree to which the proposed activity supports a ``model
program initiative'' suitable for replication in other jurisdictions
(Factor Weight: 10);
(4) The degree to which the proposed activity demonstrates an
effective and efficient integration of a variety of program resources
(Factor Weight: 10);
(5) The degree to which the proposed activity could sustain itself
upon the completion of the grant performance period (Factor Weight:
15);
(6) The degree to which the proposed activity would target
intervention strategies addressing high risk groups, properties, or
specific conditions (Factor Weight: 10);
(7) The degree to which the activity proposed would produce a
lasting anti-arson program, initiative or other such appropriate
outcome (Factor Weight: 10);
(8) The degree to which the proposed activity promotes the
introduction of new technology, innovative techniques or nontraditional
approaches to reduce the nation's arson problem (Factor Weight: 10);
(9) The degree to which the proposed activity relies upon the
development of intergovernmental, interorganizational, or community
involving ``partnerships'' to promote goal attainment (Factor Weight:
10);
(10) The degree to which the proposed activity support the enhanced
ability to collect arson data (Factor Weight: 10).
(d) We anticipate awarding competitive grants following this
request for assistance, and anticipate making one award in each goal
category.
Dated: May 18, 1995.
Robert R. Boyer,
Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Financial Management.
[FR Doc. 95-12738 Filed 5-23-95; 8:45 am]
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