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Stimulus and Grant Money Packages - What's available?
 You
now know how to use Deccan’s software applications
to defend your budget (by reading our budget defense
article) but how do you get these applications on a
tight budget? Luckily for your department there are
many options. From stimulus money, to financing
options and grants many Fire and EMS departments are
purchasing Deccan applications with the help of
these resources.
One grant that you still have
time to apply for is FEMA’s Assistance to
Firefighters Grant. From the Assistance to
Firefighters Grant website, “The
primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters
Grants (AFG) is to meet the firefighting and
emergency response needs of fire departments and
nonaffiliated emergency medical services
organizations. Fire
departments or nonaffiliated EMS organizations
operating in any of the 50 States plus the District
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, and Puerto Rico are eligible for funding.”
All Deccan International software applications
qualify under the Firefighting Equipment Acquisition
or EMS Equipment Acquisition categories.
Applications will be available beginning early April
and must be submitted through the AFG website. For
more information on the Assistance to Firefighters
Grant please visit
www.firegrantsupport.com.
Other grants are
available through the Department of Homeland
Security. A core mission of the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) is to enhance the ability of
State, local, and tribal governments to prepare,
prevent, respond to, and recover from terrorist
attacks and other disasters. The Homeland Security
Grant Program (HSGP) is a primary funding mechanism
for building and sustaining national preparedness
capabilities. HSGP is comprised of four separate
grant programs:
·
State Homeland
Security Program (SHSP)
·
Urban Areas
Security Initiative (UASI)
·
Metropolitan
Medical Response System (MMRS)
·
Citizen Corps
Program (CCP)
Together, these
grants fund a range of preparedness activities,
including planning, organization, equipment
purchase, training, exercises, and management and
administration costs.
See how Deccan
International’s software applications address some
of the most critical objectives advanced by the
Department of Homeland Security.
New applications for the Department of Homeland
Security grants will be accepted in Fall 2009.
Now, the never
ending goals of increasing departmental efficiency,
ensuring ideal future expansion, and continuing
efficient service even during difficult
circumstances can all be realized with the help of
Deccan International’s powerful applications.
For additional
information on funding opportunities:
·
Homeland Defense
Journal: Grant Writing Bootcamp
·
Firerescue1.com: How
to Get Your Hands on Stimulus Money
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On
January 20, 2009 the 44th President of
the United States, Barack H. Obama, was sworn in to
office. With approximately 1.8 million people in
Washington D.C. to witness the events and numerous
road closures Loudoun County, home of Dulles
International Airport, turned to Deccan
International’s BARB (Box-area Automated Run-card
Builder) application for help. 