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Obtain your DUNS Number
- Your application must contain a DUNS number
- It should match your SAM.gov Entity Record
- If you don’t know your DUNS, ask your Finance Office
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Get Registered for SAM
Your SAM registration status must be active:
- When you apply
- When you are awarded
- Throughout the duration of your federal award!
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Registration can take up to 4 weeks
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Activate Your FEMA Portal Account
- You must have an active FEMA registration status
- You can’t apply to AFG if you’re not registered
- Call the AFG Help Desk if you need help!
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Know Your Facts
Ask questions like:
- How many firefighters does your department have that respond to alarms?
- What percentage of your firefighters are trained to NFPA Standard 1001 Fire Fighter I and II?
- If your department is not 100% certified, what are your plans to get there?
- What was your call volume for 2017?
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Know Your Budget
Find out:
- What was your Operating Budget for 2017?
- How does this compare with the Operating Budgets for the past 3 to 5 years?
- How do your actual income and expenses compare to your budgets
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Know Your Needs
- Assess your equipment/PPE/vehicle inventory
- What is out of compliance?
- What meets current standards?
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Understand How Your Application Will Be Judged
The review process consists of:
- Electronic Scoring - number are crunched by a computer
- Peer Review Panel - reviewers read and score your narrative
- Technical Review - FEMA staff to make sure it meets the NOFO guideline and other criteria
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Plan Accordingly
- Narratives are important BUT they will only be read if the computer scores your application high enough. The Electronic Scoring is 50% of your total application score!
- The moral of the story: There is no room for error.
- •Narratives are important BUT they will only be read if the computer scores your application high enough. The Electronic Scoring is 50% of your total application score!
- •Narratives are important BUT they will only be read if the computer scores your application high enough. The Electronic Scoring is 50% of your total application score!•Narratives are important BUT they will only be read if the computer scores your application high enough. The Electronic Scoring is 50% of your total application score!•Narratives are important BUT they will only be read if the computer scores your application high enough. The Electronic Scoring is 50% of your total application score!
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Simple Rules for Applying to AFG
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- •Narratives are important BUT they will only be read if the computer scores your application high enough. The Electronic Scoring is 50% of your total application score!
- •Narratives are important BUT they will only be read if the computer scores your application high enough. The Electronic Scoring is 50% of your total application score!•Narratives are important BUT they will only be read if the computer scores your application high enough. The Electronic Scoring is 50% of your total application score!•Narratives are important BUT they will only be read if the computer scores your application high enough. The Electronic Scoring is 50% of your total application score!
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