Title
2017 Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Action
Action:
A. Authorize the Charlotte Fire Department to apply for a grant for the 2017 Assistance to Firefighters local grant program for extrication equipment and turnout gear, and
B. Authorize the Charlotte Fire Department to apply for a grant for the 2017 Assistance to Firefighters regional grant program to enhance regional radio communications.
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Staff Resource(s):
Pete Key, Fire
Kevin Gordon, Fire
Rich Granger, Fire
Explanation
* The Assistance to Firefighters Grant is a competitive federal grant program that the Charlotte Fire Department (CFD) applies for annually.
* Under the Assistance to Firefighters grant program, awards are granted at both the local and regional level. CFD will apply for both the local and regional programs.
* Each grant requires a local match which will be met by using existing equipment and radio replacement funding.
* If awarded, CFD will request City Council authorization to accept and appropriate the federal award amounts in the spring of 2018.
Action A-2017 Assistance to Firefighters Local Grant
* The 2017 Assistance to Firefighters local grant program allows fire and emergency medical service departments to apply for grants for equipment and protective gear.
* CFD will apply to use the local grant program funding to purchase the following:
* 431 sets of turnout gear to replace the gear that is approximately 8-10 years old and nearing end of its useful life.
* Extrication equipment to outfit four ladder companies.
* The local grant would be 90 percent federal share and 10 percent local match.
* The applications will request a federal award of $951,431.82
* If awarded in full, the 10 percent local match would be $95,143.18 and will come from existing funding available for equipment.
Action B-2017 Assistance to Firefighters Regional Grant
* The 2017 Assistance to Firefighters regional grant program allows fire and emergency medical service departments to apply for gra...
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