1. Grants Administration & HazMat Training Division
Elizabeth M. Harman Assistant to the General President Grants Administration & HazMat Training Division
(202)
Thomas Hill
Deputy Director, HazMat Training Department
(202)

2. 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

3. 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)

4. 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
National Pro Board Certification
HazMat Awareness, Operations, Technician, Confined Space Operations & Rescue

5. 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

6. 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
Training site location
Point of contact
Proposed timeframe
Justification for the request

7. 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)

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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)

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

12. 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.

13. 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

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