Applying for AFG Firefighter Grants? Avoid these Top 10 grant application pitfalls, shared by David Schwartz of Firehouse Grants on PAfirenews.net:

Top 10 Grant Application Pitfalls

· Including false or inaccurate information

· Copying a narrative written by somebody else

· Preparing an application without reading the Program Guidance

· Requesting funding for low priority or ineligible projects

· Not providing enough detail about your proposed programs

· Not providing enough detail to demonstrate financial need

· Not providing enough information to demonstrate the importance of your department and community

· Not asking an objective third-party to review your narrative

· Waiting until the last minute to prepare your application

· Failing to write with the reviewer in mind

FEMA is hosting grant-writing workshops for the Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) program nationwide. A complete schedule of AFG grant workshops is available here.

The NVFC has additional grant resources here.

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