Pennsylvania Volunteer Fire Company / Volunteer Ambulance Service Grants
Deadline: October 17, 2008, 4 p.m. ET
Grants up to $15,000 may be awarded to eligible volunteer fire/rescue and volunteer ambulance service companies in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through an on-line application process.
Organizations meeting the following definitions will be considered for grant eligibility:
Volunteer Fire Company - A nonprofit chartered corporation, association or organization located in this Commonwealth which provides fire protection or rescue services and which may offer other voluntary emergency services within this Commonwealth. Voluntary emergency services provided by a volunteer fire company may include voluntary ambulance and voluntary rescue services. (Grant awards will be between $2,500 and $15,000 for each eligible volunteer fire company)
Volunteer Ambulance Service - Any nonprofit chartered corporation, association or organization located in this Commonwealth, which is licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and is not associated or affiliated with any hospital and which is regularly engaged in the provision of emergency medical services, including basic life support or advanced life support services and the transportation of patients within this Commonwealth. (Grant awards will be between $2,500 and $10,000 per volunteer ambulance service)
Volunteer Rescue Companies - A nonprofit chartered corporation, association or organization located in this Commonwealth that provides rescue services as part of the response to fires and/or vehicle accidents within this Commonwealth. (Grant awards will be between $2,500 and $15,000 for each eligible volunteer rescue company)
Volunteer fire companies and volunteer ambulance services may apply for a grant in up to two of the four eligible program categories:
1. Construction and/or renovation of the fire company's or ambulance service’s facility and purchase or repair of fixtures and furnishings necessary to maintain or improve the capability of the company to provide fire, ambulance and rescue services.
2. Purchase or repair of firefighting, ambulance or rescue equipment.
3. Debt reduction associated with the facility (1) or equipment (2) categories above.
4. Training and certification of members.
Volunteer fire companies that also provide volunteer ambulance service are eligible to apply for both a volunteer fire company grant and a volunteer ambulance service grant
Website:
http://www.osfc.state.pa.us/osfc/cwp/view.asp?a=563&q=280409
