Grant Details

Purpose & Overview:

The purpose of the “TargetSafety - IAFC VCOS - Online Training grant” is to provide volunteer and combination fire departments with essential firefighter training. TargetSafety and the Volunteer & Combination Officers Section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (VCOS) recognize the importance of providing quality training to the volunteer fire service. Furthermore, TargetSafety and VCOS recognize the importance of making this essential training readily available and easily accessible around the unique schedules of volunteer fire service personnel. Online training allows for personnel to take training wherever and whenever they have time.

TargetSafety will provide six months of its services to departments who are awarded a grant. Services include a customized training website, access to specific TargetSafety online training courses including NFPA firefighter courses, EMS continuing education, OSHA, safety, human resource, HazMat and terrorism courses as well as tools to track and manage training. The training courses awarded departments will receive are based on the courses selected in the grant application.

Application Process:

Applications are available online at www.targetsafety.com/grant. The application period will be open from August 14, 2008 until November 30, 2008. Applications must be fully completed; partially completed applications will not be processed for review. View sample application.

Evaluation Process:

Completed applications will be reviewed by the grant approval committee which is under the direct supervision of the VCOS. The committee is made of up of personnel from the volunteer fire service. Completed applications will be reviewed in multiple phases. Departments awarded a grant will be informed at the end of each review period. All grant recipients will be notified by December 31, 2008.

Applications will be reviewed and grants awarded based upon the following criteria and guidelines.

Be a Volunteer or Combination Fire Department located in the United Sates.
Federal or for-profit fire departments will not be considered.

NOTE: Previous grant winners and current TargetSafety clients will not be considered.

Award Procedure:

Departments awarded a grant will be notified via the e-mail address provided in their application. The awarded department will have 45 days to follow instructions in the e-mail corresponding with the development and creation of their customized training website. This e-mail will contain instructions on how to access and use the website and training courses. If no action is taken by the awarded department in 45 days, TargetSafety and the VCOS reserve the right to terminate their award and provide the value of services to a newly awarded department.

Grantee Responsibilities:

Grant recipients (grantees) must agree to the following:

Grantees must to the best of their ability utilize the services provided by TargetSafety. Utilization of services will be determined by the amount of training that is committed to in the grant application.

The approval committee will review quarterly reports of the training completed by each grantee department. If the grantee department is failing or has failed to complete training, the approval committee reserves the right to terminate their award and award the remaining value of their award to a new grantee department.