chapter 10 blending grants and safety 10-1. introduction grants are a form of financial assistance...

Chapter 10

Blending Grants and Safety

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Introduction

• Grants are a form of financial assistance used to promote a specific goal

• Many times grants are intended to support the operation of the organization applying for the grant (the grantee)

• Other grants have a goal of furthering the cause of the organization that is offering the grant (the grantor)

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Grant programs should support the implementation of safe practices and/or mandate safe practices as an eligibility requirement

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WHO OFFERS THE GRANTS? THE GRANTORS

• Community organizations

• Overview

• Purpose

• Connections

• Locations

Cont.10-4



• Businesses

• Overview

• Fireman’s Fund Heritage Program

• FM Global® Fire Prevention Grant

• State Farm® Insurance Safety Grants

Cont.10-5



• Foundations

• Generally nonprofit organizations

• May be available only to nonprofit organizations

• Some departments created their own nonprofit organization

• Creating and operating a nonprofit organization

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CLASSIFICATION OF GRANTS

• Operating grants

• Everyday costs

• Seldom offered to

emergency services

• Include specific goals

• Benchmarks to achieve

Cont.10-7



• Research and education grants

• Identified impacts

• Measured impacts

• Disseminated impacts

Cont.10-8



• Mini or quick response grants

• Offered periodically throughout the year

• Immediate or unexpected needs

• Easy to apply for with little or no wait

• Fund small programs

Cont.10-9



• Donor-advised grants

• May have a specific need in mind

• Required to use the funds for the specific needs

• Matching a need to the right donor

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• Program seed grants (fire prevention and safety)

• Provides the startup costs

• May provide funding for more than one year

• Slowly “weans” the grantee into supporting the cost of the operations

Cont.10-11



• Equipment grants

• Demonstrate a substantial need

• Organization will have the resources to manage and maintain it

• Example: AFG program

Cont. 10-12



• Staffing grants (SAFER)

• Raise the number of trained firefighters available to meet the standards

• Provide initial funding that tapers off

• Intended to attract or retain additional members

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CHOOSING A GRANT

• Eligibility of grant recipients

• Requires safe practices

• Grant priorities

• Equipment

• Sustainability

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COMPONENTS OF A GRANT

• Research and evaluation

• Quantitative research

• Scientific type of research

• Qualitative research

• Based on feelings and opinions

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• The narrative

• Overview

• Significance

• Objectives

• Procedures

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• Budget

• Direct expenses

• In-kind contributions

• Total amount requested

• Objective analysis

• Subjective analysis

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AWARDING OF A GRANT

• The contract

• Legal document

• Lays out the agreement for the grant

• Usually identifies a designee

• Maintain a copy of the contract

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AWARDING OF A GRANT

• Deadlines

• At times ties funding to these benchmarks

• Reports

• Might be required periodically

• Chance to report the grant was a wise investment

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Summary

• We have access to three equally important sources of information, LODD reports, injury data, and near-miss reporting

• Important to use all three sources of data• Need comprehensive investigations of all

components • Need an equally effective distribution system• Without comprehensive investigations it will be

difficult to learn from our past experiences10-20

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