Title
Request to Apply for and Accept Federal Fiscal Year 2019 Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Grant Program Funds (Ordinance S-46801)
Description
Request to retroactively authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for, and accept, if awarded, up to $75,670 from federal fiscal year (FFY) 2019 Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Grant Program, to fund respirators for Fire Investigators. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and for the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item. If not approved, the grant would be turned down.
Report
Summary
The FP&S Program, administered through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is intended to help the nation's fire service by providing vital funds to local fire departments across the country. The primary goal of the program is to fund projects that are designed to reach high-risk target groups and mitigate the incidence of death and injuries caused by fire and fire-related deaths by assisting fire prevention programs and supporting firefighter health and safety research and development. The objective of the FFY 2019 FP&S Grant Program is for grantees to carry out fire prevention education and training, fire code enforcement, fire/arson investigation, firefighter safety and health programming, prevention efforts, and research and development.
This project will purchase respirators and filters for Fire Investigators. The funds will be utilized to purchase powered air purifying respirators (PAPR), replacement filters and extra batteries for the respirators. The total cost for this project is $75,670 with a city match of around $3,603.
Since 2008, the Fire Department has received more than $100,000 in FP&S funding for local grants. In previous years, the Fire Department has received funding for High Rise Floor Warden Training, Tablets and Printers for Fire Inspectors, and Smoke Detectors for community outreach.
Procurement Information
The Fire Department will administer the grant in accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10.
Contract Term
The two-year grant Period of Performance is projected to begin on or around July 1, 2020.
Financial Impact
The grant is anticipated to have a five percent required cost match; funds are available in the Fire Department's operating budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Fire Department.