1. Grants Administration & HazMat Training Division

2. Grants Administration & HazMat Training
Elizabeth M. Harman Assistant to the General President
Thomas Hill
Deputy Director, HazMat Training Department

3. Grants Administration & HazMat Training
Staff
Angie Wanner, Executive Secretary
Cierra Lewis, Department Secretary
Jennifer Grimes, Training Administrator
Scott Dennis, Training Coordinator
Richard Hopkins, Training Coordinator
Melissa Gray, Training Associate
Xue Dong, Data Analyst

4. Grants Administration & HazMat Training
Staff
Ron Benedict, Grants & Technical Assistance Coordinator
Gifty Cobblah, Grants Financial Coordinator

5. HazMat Training Department Funding
January 24, 2017
HazMat Training Department is funded with federal grant dollars
No per-capita is used for the training or operational costs of the department
FREE TRAINING! Yes……..FREE!

6. IAFF HazMat Training Advantages
January 24, 2017
Quality
Delivered at your location
Customized
Union Representation
Meets or exceeds NFPA 472/1072 and OSHA
National Pro Board Certification
HazMat Ops, Technician, Confined Space Operations & Rescue

7. HazMat Certification & Refresher Training
January 24, 2017
HazMat Operations (Pro Board)
HazMat Technician (Pro Board)
Confined Space Ops & Rescue (ProBoard)
Emergency Response to HazMats
Planning & Response to High Consequence Incidents: Crude Oil & Ammonium Nitrate
Emergency Response to Terrorism: Operations
Chemical Process Industries
Illicit Drug Labs
Frontline Safety
Infectious Diseases

8. HazMat Training Requesting Training
January 24, 2017
Requesting Training
Letter of request -
Training site location
Point of contact
Proposed timeframe
Justification for the request

9. HazMat Training Master Instructors 66 U.S. Master Instructors
January 24, 2017
Master Instructors
66 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)

10. 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

11. Executive Board Committee
January 24, 2017
Thomas Thornberg, Chairman
James Slevin, Vice Chairman
Committee Members
Walter J. Dix
Michael Hurley
Frank Lima
Andrew Pantelis
Mark Sanders
Ricky Walsh

12. Grants Administration
January 24, 2017
Internally:
Oversees the IAFF’s national grant programs (~$10M - $15M/year),
Seeks new funding opportunities
Externally:
“Writing Effective Fire Act Grants” workshops
Assists IAFF affiliates to develop their applications to improve funding chances

13. Grants Administration
January 24, 2017
IAFF’s Role with AFG Grants
Technical Assistance ( )
Review, comment, strengthen applications prior to submission
Criteria Development Meeting – Annually
Key Participant in determining grant priorities, scoring, application details, etc.
Panel Reviews
Sends approved IAFF members to review/score career and combination department applications

14. Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
January 24, 2017
Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response Grants (SAFER)
Provides Salary/Fringe Benefits for NEW frontline fire fighters
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.
Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response Grants (SAFER)
$345 Million Available- Provides Salary/Fringe Benefits for frontline fire fighters – new hires only
On average 1,000 applications submitted requesting $1Billion
Application opens March 2018 (estimated)
Peer Review anticipated in May 2018
Assistance to Fire Fighters (AFG)
$310 Million Available- Provides for Vehicles, Equipment and Training
On average 10,000 applications submitted requesting $2 Billion
Open for Applications December 26, February 2, 2018
Peer Review anticipated in March 2018
Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S)
$34.5 Million Available- Provides for Public Education & Outreach, Research, etc.
Application opens February 2018 (estimated)

15. FY 18 Total Appropriation $700,000,000
January 24, 2017
$ 350,000,000
Application Period closed March 22, 2019
Reviews anticipated April 2019
$ 310,000,000
Closed. Peer Reviews February 2019
$ 35,000,000
Closed. Peer Reviews anticipated April 2019

16. Summary TRAINING GRANTS
January 24, 2017
TRAINING
Consider IAFF HazMat training for your local/department
Delivery or License
GRANTS
Send your grant applications to review (AFG, FP&S, SAFER)