Grants Administration & HazMat Training Division Elizabeth M. Harman Assistant to the General President Grants Administration & HazMat Training Division (202) 824-1534 eharman@iaff.org grants@iaff.org Thomas Hill Deputy Director, HazMat Training Department (202) 824-9317 thill@iaff.org hazmat@iaff.org

HazMat Department Funding HazMat Department and training is funded with federal grant dollars Homeland Security and AFG grants can be used for training too No per-capita is used for the training or operational costs of the department

Funding Partners National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Department of Energy (DOE) Department of Transportation (DOT) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Department of Labor (DOL/OSHA)

IAFF Training Advantages Quality training program developed by fire fighters for our first response community Grant funded training Portable Training Customized delivery Union Representation throughout North America Meets or exceeds NFPA 472 and OSHA 1910.120 National Pro Board Certification HazMat Awareness, Operations, Technician, Confined Space Operations & Rescue

Types of Training HazMat Awareness (online) *NEW HazMat Operations (Pro Board) HazMat Technician (Pro Board) Emergency Response to HazMats *NEW HazMat Recognition (online) *NEW Planning & Response to High Consequence Incidents: Crude Oil & Ammonium Nitrate *COMING SOON Emergency Response to Terrorism: Operations Emergency Response to Terrorism: Operations Refresher Confined Space Operations (Pro Board) Confined Space Rescue (Pro Board) Illicit Drug Labs Frontline Safety Infectious Diseases Chemical Process Industries

Requesting Training Programs are available for locals, departments, and/or states to adopt and use within their own departments. Check out our new FRO License! To request a direct delivery: Letter of request via mail, fax or e-mail hazmat@iaff.org Training site location Point of contact Proposed timeframe Justification for the request

Master Instructors 60 U.S. Master Instructors 10 Canadian Master Instructors All IAFF members with local president approval Appointed by the General President for 3 years Annual Instructor Development Conference (IDC)

HazMat Advisory Board Required by Federal Funding Partners Comprised of 12 members Local Presidents State Presidents Scientific and Medical Community Members Meets Annually with the IDC

Executive Board Committee Thomas Thornberg, Chairman James Slevin, Vice Chairman Walter Dix, Ricky Walsh, Michael Hurley, Frank Lima, Andrew Pantelis, Mark Sanders The Grants Administration & HazMat Training Committee is charged with reviewing, evaluating and making recommendations to the Executive Board concerning policies, programs and services offered, including proposals from the General President related to the mission of the Grants Administration & Hazmat Training Division.

Grants Administration Internally: Oversees the IAFF’s national grant programs (approximately $15M/year), coordinates grant reports, oversees program and financial management of grant awards, ensures compliance with all federal laws, regulations and executive orders Seeks new funding opportunities Externally: Offers a “Writing Effective Fire Act Grants” workshop offered at many IAFF conferences Assists IAFF affiliates to develop their applications to improve funding chances for federal, state, and local grant opportunities (approximately 100/year)

IAFF’s Role With AFG Grants Criteria Development Meeting – Annually Key Participant in determining grant priorities, scoring, application details, etc. Technical Assistance ( firegrants@iaff.org ) Review, comment, strengthen applications prior to submission Panel Reviews Sends approved IAFF members to review/score career and combination department applications

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response Grants (SAFER) Provides Salary/Fringe Benefits for frontline fire fighters Provides for Retention (Laid Off, Pending Layoffs, and Attritions) & Hiring of Personnel Assistance to Fire Fighters (AFG) Provides for Vehicles, Equipment and Training Average 17,000 applications received, requesting $2.5 billion Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Provides for Public Education & Outreach, Research, etc.

FY 17 Total Appropriation $690,000,000 $ 345,000,000 Anticipated Application March 2018 for 4 weeks $ 310,500,000 Closed February 2, 2018, Panels week of April 9, 2018 $ 34,500,000 Opens February 12, 2018 – March 16, 2018

In Summary TRAINING GRANTS Consider IAFF HazMat training for your local/department Delivery or License hazmat@iaff.org GRANTS Send your grant applications to review (AFG, FP&S, SAFER) firegrants@iaff.org