FY2024 PPE Grant Application Process Open

The application process is now open for the FY2024 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Grant Program.

If your department is interested in applying for a Personal Protective Equipment Grant to be awarded Fiscal Year 2024, here are the steps to access the application for the grant:

1.       Log into KyFIRES (https://kyfires.acadisonline.com/acadisviewer/login.aspx)

2.       Hover over Webforms and Resources on the top menu bar

3.       Select Find & Complete A WebForm

4.       Click on FY2024 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Grant Applicaion

 

Incomplete applications will not be reviewed by the committee. All applications MUST be received by the deadline of SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 and all requested information MUST be provided.

 

Program Overview:
The Personal Protective Equipment Grant Program is established to provide grants to qualifying departments for the purchase of NFPA 1971, 2018 edition STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. Items that are eligible to purchase include structural firefighting boots, gloves, hoods, helmets, coats, and pants. This program has been developed to approach a problem that has long caused difficulties for fire departments across the Commonwealth.

Eligibility:
Kentucky Fire Commission-recognized fire departments that are in good standing are eligible to apply. The departments must have completed or scheduled twenty-one hours of training with State Fire Rescue Training during FY2024 (including having the training scheduled through June 30, 2024).

 

Evaluation of Applications:
Grant applications will be evaluated by a committee selected by the Leadership of the Kentucky Fire Commission. For the current application cycle, the following priorities have been determined:

·         Departments without NFPA 1971 compliant personal protective equipment for their firefighters.

·         Departments with NFPA 1971 compliant personal protective equipment greater than ten years from the date of manufacture.

·         Departments with personal protective equipment that does not have NFPA 1971 labels.

·         Departments have personal protective equipment that is greater than ten years old from the date of manufacture (NPFA 1851)

·         Departments have personal protective equipment that is excessively worn, torn, and/or soiled beyond repair

·         Departments have personal protective equipment that is greater than five years old but less than ten years old from the date of manufacture

 

Requests for equipment not on the priority list will not be considered until all applications meeting the priorities have been reviewed.

Expected Award Date: Successful applicants will be notified by November 1, 2023.

Gear purchased must meet the requirements set forth in NFPA 1971 Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting, 2018 edition.

Please direct any questions to firegrants@kctcs.edu.