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Emergency Services Grants
September 1, 2021
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Firefighter and EMS Funding Opportunities
SENATOR PAM HELMING FIREFIGHTER AND EMS GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
Program Summary
The Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant (VFA) program is made possible by the Federal Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978. The grant is a 50/50 matching funds program. Its purpose is to make funds available to rural fire companies for the purchase of wildland firefighting equipment such as portable backpack pumps, Nomex protective clothing, hand tools, hard hats, hose, portable radios and dry hydrants.
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