Public Safety

2004 Fire Prevention and Safety Grants

Application period is opened from September 1 through September 30.

Sponsoring agency is the U.S.Department of Homeland Security’s Office of State and Local Government Coordination & Preparedness (SLGCP).

The Fire Prevention and Safety Grants fund projects related specifically to fire prevention such as fire safety education and activities to protect children, families, and communities from fires and other hazards.

Fire departments as well as national, regional, state or local organizations with expertise in fire prevention are eligible to apply for these grants.  Applications can be submitted online at https://portal.fema.gov.

Information on the 2004 Fire Prevention and Safety Grants is available at www.firegrantsupport.com/.

In addition, applicants can contact the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program staff via phone or email, (866) 274-0960 or firegrants@dhs.gov, with questions.

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Safe and Bright Futures for Children Initiative Grants

Deadline: September 9, 2004

Sponsoring agency is The Office of Public Health and Science and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Grant funds are designed to mitigate the effects of domestic violence on children and adolescents and to stop the cycle of abuse.

For further information including the application form, visit http://phs.os.dhhs.gov/ophs/safebrightfutures.htm.

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