Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 114.3 - Eligibility(a)Volunteer Fire Company Grant.(1)Eligible applicants. A volunteer fire company as defined in § 114.2 (relating to definitions). To receive grant funds under this act a volunteer fire company shall have actively responded to one or more fire or rescue emergencies since July 1, 2005. The volunteer fire company shall also sign a written agreement to participate in and report information using the Pennsylvania Fire Information Reporting System.(2)Eligible projects. (i) Program funds may be used for projects that are consistent with the act. Eligible projects must improve and enhance the capabilities of the volunteer fire company to provide firefighting, ambulance or rescue services. Eligible projects include any of the following: (A) Construction or renovation, or both, of the fire company's primary structure facility and purchase or repair of fixtures and furnishings necessary to maintain or improve the capability of the company to provide fire, ambulance and rescue services.(B) Purchase of firefighting, ambulance or rescue equipment or repair thereof.(C) Debt reduction associated with already completed projects eligible under this subparagraph and subparagraph (ii).(D) Training and certification of members.(ii) Projects initiated after July 1, 2005, and completed prior to disbursement of Grant Program funds may be considered as eligible projects for the current grant year.(3) When two or more fire companies have consolidated their use of equipment, firefighters and services after July 1, 1998, the consolidated entity may be deemed eligible to receive a grant not to exceed the amount of the combined total for which the individual companies would have been eligible had they not consolidated.(b)Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant.(1)Eligible applicants. A volunteer ambulance service as defined in § 114.2.(2)Eligible projects.(i) Program funds may be used for projects that are consistent with the act. Eligible projects must improve and enhance the capability of the ambulance service to provide ambulance, emergency medical, basic life support or advanced life support services. Eligible projects include any of the following: (A) Construction or renovation, or both, of the volunteer ambulance service's primary structure facility and purchase or repair of fixtures and furnishings necessary to maintain or improve the capability of the company to provide ambulance, emergency medical, basic life support and advanced life support services.(B) Purchase of ambulance or rescue equipment or repair thereof.(C) Debt reduction associated with already completed projects eligible under this subparagraph and subparagraph (ii).(D) Training and certification of members.(ii) Projects initiated after July 1, 2005, and completed prior to disbursement of Grant Program funds may be considered as eligible projects for the current grant year.(3) When two or more ambulance services have consolidated their use of equipment, emergency medical technicians, paramedics and services after July 1, 1998, the consolidated entity may be deemed eligible to receive a grant not to exceed the amount of the combined total for which the individual services (companies) would have been eligible had they not consolidated. This section cited in 4 Pa. Code § 114.1 (relating to introduction).