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Welcome to First Responder Grants! We are a grant consulting firm offering a full complement of grant related services and training specifically dedicated to serving the needs of our nation's First Responder and Public Safety Agencies... America's Hometown Heroes!
More Grant Funding for Your Agency
From personnel cuts to a lack of training funds, grant funding can fill critical gaps in your agency's budget. With your Annual Grant Services Package, you'll get one year of help with grant applications and unlimited phone and email access to your own personal Grant Consultant.
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Grant Writing Training on an Alaska Cruise
Enjoy a beautiful 7-day cruise along the Gulf of Alaska's Inside Passage, while getting America's best public safety grant writing training for first responders.
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Grant Writing Training and Classes
Grant Writing Class in Arkansas, Feb. 17-18
First Responder Grant Training Classes are specifically targeted to providing professional grant consulting services and training to Public Safety Organizations, Emergency Services Providers, Emergency Management Agencies and First Responder organizations and companies serving them or working within the Homeland Defense and Public Safety industries. Our students have maintained a documented +80% success rate at winning a grant award after attending our classes; many on their very first application.
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Fund Finder News
12 Tips to Make 2012 Your Year for Public Safety Grants »
The Grants Ballgame: You Can’t Win, If You Don’t Play »
Grant tips, news and analysis from your First Responder Grants Consultants »
First Responder Grants student wins TASER giveaway!
Attend a class and win a TASER....find out how
CONGRATULATIONS to Justin Koller from the York County Sheriff’s Depart in York , PA whose name was drawn as the winner of our drawing for a new X26 TASER. All students who have attended any grant writing training class, presented by us within the last 60 days, are automatically entered into a random drawing to win a new TASER. Justin was a student in our class which was recently held in September in Zelienople, PA.
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Law Enforcement Grant:
Deadline, Ongoing
Ballistic Vests/Armor of God Project »
Fire Grant:
Deadline, February 24, 2012
Staffing For Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) »
All Public Safety:
Deadline, Ongoing
HDER - Homeland Defense Equipment Registry »
Grants Open Now: Fire Grants, Police Grants, Federal Grants & More »
Grant News
New Anti-Gang "Community-Based Gang Reduction Model" Available for Law Enforcement
Based on the development of a 3-year, nationwide anti-gang strategy for Jamaica, Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.) and international criminologist Michel Amiot developed a Community-Based Gang Reduction Model...
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The FY 2011 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants application period will open on Monday, January 30, 2012 and run until Friday, February 24, 2012 at 5:00 P.M. EST. SAFER Grants assist local fire departments with staffing and deployment capabilities...
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$10,492,004 in Fire Grants Awarded in Round 7 AFGP 2011
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the seventh award round for the 2011 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP)...
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$5,443,334 in AFGP Fire Grants Awarded to First Responder Grants Clients
First Responder Grants clients and students have won a combined $5,443,334 so far in the 2011 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP). The grant awards enable fire departments nationwide to procure vital equipment and training funds to better protect their personnel and communities...
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Pennsylvania VFCVASP Fire Grant/EMS Grant Award Winners Announced
The Office of Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner has released the list of award winners...
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$15,243,738 in Fire Grants Awarded in Round 6 AFGP 2011
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the sixth award round for the 2011 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP)...
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11,015 "Dear John" Rejection Letters Sent for FY 2011 AFGP Fire Grants
A first round of rejection notices, or "dear john letters," have been sent for the FY 2011 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP)...
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States Can Use DHS Grant Funding to Offer 2 New CERT Training Courses Available from FEMA
FEMA has announced 2 new courses now available to States and local CERT programs across the nation. States who offer the courses can use Homeland Security Grant Program funding to support the training...
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$21,152,658 in Fire Grants Awarded in Round 5 AFGP 2011
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the fifth award round for the 2011 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP)...
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Get Ready: FY 2011 SAFER Fire Grants Application Period Opens Soon
The FY 2011 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants fire grant application period will open soon. Specific dates are in the process of being confirmed, but a start date in the month of January is expected...
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Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Requirement for FEMA Fire Grants
FEMA and the AFG program remind Fire Service Agencies that if your organization has not yet registered in the CCR, please complete the registration as soon as possible...
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Fire Prevention and Safety Grants Video Available
FEMA has made available a new Fire Prevention and Safety Grants video for Fire Service Agencies interested in this community fire safety and education grants program. The video also contains valuable information about program priorities and how to apply for a FY 2011 grant...
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