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Funding / Grants

Funding is available from several sources to support tuition, fees, and some related expenses for Texas agencies and departments. Personnel and departments are encouraged to take advantage of the funding and services listed below.

No-Cost Training

Texas:

• Extension / NFA / Area Schools
  
• Leadership Development
  • Texas Fire Officer Program
    
  • EMS Leadership Academy
• Rural/Frontier EMS Funding
  

National:

• WMD Terrorism
  • WMD/EMS Operations and Planning
    
  • WMD HazMat Defensive Operations
    
  • WMD Incident Management/Unified Command
    
  
  

Assistance Programs/Associations

Texas Rural Vol. Dept. Assistance Program
HB2604 / Texas Forest Service
979.458.6505

• 100% of tuition cost
  
• Maximum of $490 per trainee / Maximum of $4,000 per school – per department
  
• Written application for a Training Tuition grant must be received by the Texas Forest Service before the course start-date
  
• Available for TEEX Area & Annual Schools

Fire Department Emergency Program
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
512.239.4911

• Up to 100% of tuition, lodging & meals
  
• Must comply with certain TCFP rules
  
• Application periods vary year to year

The Center for Community Support (CCS)
Texas Engineering Experiment Station
Mr. Kash Krinhop, Assistant Director
kkrinhop@ppri.tamu.edu
979.862.3234

• Provides no-cost grant research and grant writing assistance to Texas community-based non-profit organizations
  
• Helped more than 100 Texas fire and emergency service organizations secure $4.2 million in competitive grants for improvements in firefighter and public safety in Texas

FY2009 Assistance to Firefighters Grant workshop schedule posted for Texas and Region 6

Workshops support departments in completing the Assistance to Firefighters Grant application for funding/equipment.

Notice: Numerous sessions are being conducted across Texas and Region 6. Schedule is posted under Region 6 at www.firegrantsupport.com

The schedule will be updated daily with any new/updated information about the scheduled workshops. As such, users are encouraged to revisit the site to update themselves on locations, times and any other AFG information.

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