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CRIS Program - Volunteer Fire Department Fund
 
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Title Volunteer Fire Department Fund
Agency Department of Insurance
Office of State Fire Marshal
Web http://www.ncdoi.com/OSFM/FRGrants/frg_vfdf_faq.asp
Description Assists volunteer fire departments to purchase equipment and make capital improvements. Fire department must be rated/certified, or actively working with DOI to obtain its rating/certification by application submission date (March 1). Fire department must be all volunteer, with the exception that the unit may have paid members to fill the equivalent of six full-time paid positions, department must serve a population of 12,000 or less.
Grantee Eligibility North Carolina General Statute 58-87-1
Fund 23900-2133
State $6,798,139.56
Federal Federal Amount not specified
Other Other Amount not specified
Funding Year 2008
Keywords fire prevention and control,  firefighters
Assistance insurance