AFG Statistics as of Round 26

[onebugle]

Congrats to all of the winners this week.

Appropriation for 2009:

OPS: $366,150,000
VEH: $141,250,000

Awards Round 26:

OPS: 3 awards......$3,093,312
VEH: 0 awards......$0

Total Awards To Date:

5142 awards: $497,495,085

Breakdown:

OPS: 4557 awards......$372,070,623
VEH: 585 awards......$125,424,462

Funds Remaining:

OPS: $0 (0%) $5,920,623 above funding level
VEH: $15,825,538 (11%)

Average Award:

OPS: $81,648
VEH: $214,401

Estimated Awards Remaining:

OPS: 0
VEH: 74

Average Awards/Round:

198

Estimated Rounds Remaining:

1

[Troyboy67]

Sure looks like some vehicles have turned into SCBA's.....

[onebugle]

The assumption at this point is the extra Ops grants are at the expense of vehicle funding. With that in mind there is only $9,904,915 remaining for vehicles or Ops if that is the route the AFG is taking.

With the small amount of awards being made, I believe we maybe approaching the end of the awards for 2009. Which means the allocated funds for 2009 will not all be used; unless the remaining grants are big ticket items such as this week with an aveage of $1 million each.

[jam24u]

This is interesting. All writers will need to monitor what is happening here. If all of the programs funds are not used, where will they actually go? Out of sight, out of mind.

Makes one wonder how much of this is happening in other programs.

[WJVaughn]

Ok I admit in regards this stuff I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer (quiet mcneill) but I thought the grants were capped at a million bucks. One of them today was 1.1....... Guess I missed the memo on that.

[onebugle]

Ok I admit in regards this stuff I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer (quiet mcneill) but I thought the grants were capped at a million bucks. One of them today was 1.1....... Guess I missed the memo on that.

The amounts are based on population levels.

From the PG:

Awards will be limited based on population protected by the applicant, as indicated below.

• Applicants who serve a jurisdiction with a population of 500,000 people or less may not receive grant funds in excess of $1,000,000 for any fiscal year.

• Applicants who serve a jurisdiction with more than 500,000, but not more than 1,000,000, people may not receive grant funds in excess of $1,750,000 for any fiscal year.

• Applicants who serve a jurisdiction of more than 1,000,000 people may not receive grant funds in excess of $2,750,000 for any fiscal year.

Regional applications, however, will be subject to their own limitation based on the total population that the regional project will serve. For example, a regional project that serves a population of fewer than 500,000 people will be limited to $1,000,000.

2 out of the 3 appear to be regional awards.

[k3twpfire]

Just got a late DJ 1199A and 10 Q for a $250,000 vehicle application for a nieghboring department.

[WJVaughn]

Just got a late DJ 1199A and 10 Q for a $250,000 vehicle application for a nieghboring department.

Lucky Dog you

[jam24u]

Just got a late DJ 1199A and 10 Q for a $250,000 vehicle application for a nieghboring department.

Am totally surprised.

I thought the balance would go to the Administrations general fund.

[dfd701]

Am totally surprised.

I thought the balance would go to the Administrations general fund.

I have made the statement before that they will fund some large organization that has nothing to do with firefighting right before Nov. 2. Let’s see if I am right. Should not be too many awards left by now.

[k3twpfire]

They originally got the DJ in '09. I got them an Engine last year. So happy for them as their vehicles are well beyond usable life span.