[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36140-36141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14305]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY


U.S. Fire Administrator's National Fire Safety Campaign Grant 
Program

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Fire 
Administration (USFA).

ACTION: Notice of funds and grant availability.

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SUMMARY: We (USFA) give notice of $250,000 of appropriated grant funds 
to assist eligible organizations with their current fire prevention/
reduction educational initiatives for high risk groups. This is a one-
time, non-appealable grant. All selections are final.

DATES: We will issue the Request for Application (RFA) packages on or 
about June 7, 2000. Complete application packages must be postmarked 
and received by FEMA on or before July 24, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Eligible applicants can download the RFA from the FEMA/USFA 
website (www.usfa.fema.gov), or they may contact the Information Point 
of Contact listed below who will mail an RFA to them.

INFORMATION POINT OF CONTACT: Denise A. Brown, Program Analyst, Office 
of the U.S. Fire Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
500 C Street, SW., room 806, Washington, DC 20472; (telephone) (202) 
646-3731; facsimile (202) 646-4301; (email) [email protected].

REQUEST FOR APPLICATION POINT OF CONTACT: Cindy Adams, Contract 
Specialist, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Fire 
Administration, 16825 South Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD 21727; 
(telephone) (301) 447-1221; (facsimile) (301) 447-1092; or (email) 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this notice the term ``we'' 
refers to the USFA.
    Under the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act, 15 U.S.C. 
Sec. 2218, we are issuing an RFA to implement a competitive $250,000 
grant program that is limited to eligible grant applicants. (Please see 
Eligibility criteria below). We intend to award ten (10) grants of 
$25,000.00 each under this grant program. All grant awards will have a 
project period of one year, and will require a six (6) month report and 
a final report detailing the progress of the grant program, and how the 
grantees are spending the funds.
    Description of Grant Program: Public fire safety education is an 
integral part

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of the USFA's mission. In order to meet that goal, the U.S. Fire 
Administrator will provide funding to grass roots groups, fire 
departments, and to other established organizations to assist them in 
their current fire prevention/reduction educational initiatives for 
high risk groups. Citizens who are at greatest risk of being injured or 
killed by fire include the elderly, children, African-Americans, 
Latinos, Native Americans, and rural and urban residents.
    Grantees are to use grants awarded under this program to deliver 
educational services, materials, and information to strengthen fire and 
life safety awareness for high-risk audiences, and to enhance the 
continued partnerships between fire service organizations and other 
non-profit organizations within the community.
    Eligibility: Applicants applying for grants must meet the following 
requirements:
    (a) The applicant must be a community-based, grass roots 
organization or other established non-profit organization demonstrating 
that it works in partnership with a local fire department. The 
applicant can also be a fire department (but not Federal/military fire 
departments). The organization must currently work toward increasing 
the public's knowledge and awareness of the importance of fire safety 
and prevention in an innovative manner, implementing a unique delivery 
style. It is the hope of the Administrator that the grant recipients' 
programs can be replicated for use by other organizations that teach 
and reinforce fire safety education and initiatives, and can be ``best 
practices'' examples within USFA curriculum. We will limit the grants 
to U.S. organizations, and we intend that grantees use the funds only 
in this country and its protectorates. Examples of non-fire and fire 
organizations follow:
    (1) Non-fire organizations. For example:
     Community-based organizations;
     Non-profit organizations;
     Civic organizations (i.e., civic clubs, youth or senior 
citizen organizations, fraternities/sororities, etc.);
     Schools (i.e., public or private schools--kindergarten 
through high school, colleges/universities).
    (2) Fire Organizations. For example:
     Fire Departments (i.e., municipal, volunteer, private),
     Fire Professional Organizations (at the local level),
     Fire Historical or Educational Organizations.
    (b) The applicant's public fire safety and prevention program must 
have been in place for at least one (1) year.
    (c) The applicant must be located in the United States.
    Restrictions: Awards made under this grant program are one-time, 
non-appealable grants. All selections are final.
     Grants awarded under this program will support existing 
programs only; grantees may not use the funds to create or establish a 
new program.
     OMB Circular A-21, Cost Principles for Educational 
Institutions; A-87, Cost Principles for State and Local Governments; or 
A-122, Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations will govern the 
allowability of costs associated with supporting the program identified 
in a grant awardee's project description.
     Grantees are not to use this grant to purchase or acquire: 
fire prevention equipment or apparatus; office furniture and equipment 
such as computers and telephones; contractors, subcontractors or 
instructors for the program.
     Nor may grantees use this grant to lease, rent, alter, or 
construct real property.
    Supplemental Application Information: Eligible applicants will 
explain, in detail, how they will spend the funds under this grant. All 
applicants must submit the following supplemental information as part 
of their application package (Please note: We will not return 
application packages):
    (a) A one (1) page (maximum) summary that describes how the 
applicant meets the eligibility requirements. Please address each of 
the three (3) eligibility criteria separately.
    (b) A five (5) page (maximum) project narrative that explains, in 
detail, how the applicant intends to use the grant funding.
    (1) This narrative must include, but need not be limited to:
     specific program goals;
     target audience(s) the program reaches or will reach;
     innovative methodology the program uses to reach the 
target audience(s);
     the program's current operating budget/funding level/
source of funding;
     number of citizens that the program serves,
     partnerships with local fire departments and other 
organizations in carrying out the program, and
     how the applicant promotes the program. (Please include 
samples of any existing promotional materials--i.e., print, audio, 
video, and media coverage--for review).
    (2) A description of program results is also critical to the 
narrative, addressing:
     achievement of program goals (provide statistics);
     reduction of fire loss of life or property (provide 
statistics);
     publicity received (copies of media coverage); and
     other measures of success (provide evidence of measured 
results).
    (3) Finally, the narrative must include an analysis of the growth 
potential for the program, describing how the applicant will use grant 
funds to reach a larger target audience(s).
    Evaluation: We intend to evaluate all applications received by the 
established application due date and award ten (10) $25,000.00 grants 
based upon the following criteria:
    (1) Demonstrated relevance/need for the program;
    (2) Applicant's past use of resources for the program, and proposed 
future use of resources;
    (3) Measured results of program, and future goals;
    (4) Demonstrated growth and replicability of the program.

    Dated: June 1, 2000.
Carrye B. Brown,
U.S. Fire Administrator.
[FR Doc. 00-14305 Filed 6-6-00; 8:45 am]
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