Holiday Park VFD has been awarded a special grant by the FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist us in obtaining and maintaining Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for our Emergency Responders to wear. The objectives of the Grant program are to provide critically needed resources that equip personnel to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency and support community resilience.
This equipment not only protects the crews but also helps to prevent the spread back into thier families and the community when they return from the individual emergency incident.
About the Grant
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program – COVID-19 Supplemental (AFG-S) is a supplemental funding opportunity under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). AFG is one of three grant programs that constitute the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) focus on enhancing the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards.
The AFG-S Program accomplishes this by providing financial assistance directly to eligible fire departments, nonaffiliated emergency medical service (NAEMS) organizations, and State Fire Training Academies (SFTA) for critical Personal Protective Equipment Personal Protective Equipment and supplies needed to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
The AFG-S Program represents part of a comprehensive set of measures authorized by Congress and implemented by DHS. Among the five basic homeland security missions noted in the DHS Quadrennial Homeland Security Review, the AFG-S Program supports the goal to Strengthen National Preparedness and Resilience.
