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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security
announced the fifth round of the Fiscal
Year 2005 Fire Prevention and Safety
Grant Program (FP&S) awarding 39
grants to fire departments throughout
the United States.
FP&S will issue approximately 400
awards worth at least $32.5 million.
The program prioritizes projects focusing
on preventing fire-related injuries
to children. Many of these awards represent
innovative solutions for the delivery
of fire prevention activities throughout
the United States. In addition to these
priorities, FP&S grants support
research focusing on ways to improve
the safety and health of firefighters.
"We recognize the importance of
these grants in helping to keep our
firefighters safe and healthy, and in
curbing preventable fires from occurring
in the first place," said Tracy
A. Henke, Executive Director of the
Office of Grants and Training (G&T).
This fifth round of grant awards provides
$1,715,567 to support fire prevention
and safety efforts that focus on the
safety of high-risk target groups, such
as children, seniors, and firefighters.
"The Federal government continues
to support the critical work of our
nation's firefighters through the Fire
Prevention and Safety grants by addressing
the issues that can help prevent fires
from happening," said Charlie Dickinson,
Deputy Administrator of the Department
of Homeland Security's United States
Fire Administration.
The Fire Prevention and Safety Grant
Program is administered by the Department's
Office of Grants and Training (G&T)
in cooperation with the United States
Fire Administration.
G&T is the principal federal agency
responsible for the preparedness of
the United States for acts of terrorism,
including coordinating preparedness
efforts at the federal level, and working
with all state, local, tribal, parish,
and private sector emergency response
providers on all matters pertaining
to combating terrorism, including training,
exercises and equipment support. To
support this mission, G&T administers
a number of programs that provide a
wide array of support to our nation's
emergency preparedness and response
community. For more information on G&T,
To view the latest rounds of FP&S
awards, please visit:
http://www.firegrantsupport.com/fps/award/
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