How will the determination for an award be made?
In selecting applications for award, we will use the established applicant eligibility criteria, program priorities, the financial needs of the applicant, and an analysis of the benefits that would result from the grant award. In the initial screening of the applications, every application will be evaluated based on the answers to the activity-specific questions. The applications that most closely address the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Programs established priorities will be deemed to be in the “competitive range” and subject to a second level of review. This second level of review is conducted using technical review panels (made up of individuals from the fire service or fire service organizations) that assess the applications merits with respect to the detail provided in the narrative about the project, the applicants financial need, and the projects benefit to be derived from the cost. At least three technical evaluation panelists will independently score each application and
