Yet, while two thirds of the fire departments in this country apply for the FEMA program, not one in a hundred goes where the real money is. When programs become available, an agency such as FEMA issues an RFP and the applicants respond to the offering. A proactive grantseeker develops the grant proposal and then presents it to prospective grantors. The key to making the proactive approach successful is to place the grantors' needs ahead of yours. The chart below summarizes the data by category as presently compiled.
All data are preliminary and subject to change.
The total Number of Requests for Assistance is larger than the total Number of Applications due to the fact that many of the applications contained requests for funding in two categories. The information below summarizes the data by category as presently compiled. Sizing Up the First Batch of Grant Proposals Vera Gatchell was among 69 fire service volunteers who spent a week in May evaluting grant proposals from fire departments for FEMA and the U.S. Fire Administration in Emmitsburg. Her experience provides valuable insight into what it takes to make the grade in grant writing. The process of evaluating more than 23,000 requests for funds from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program began last week.