Provides firefighters the practical and cognitive training needed to operate safely and effectively on the fireground.

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The Basic Operations Firefighter / NFPA Firefighter I (Blended) is designed to give firefighters the practical and cognitive training needed to operate safely and effectively on the fireground in a flexible blended schedule leveraging online training and weekend hands-on practicals.

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Education Organizations;

Only the Illinois Fire Service Institute is eligible to apply for an award.

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Project Grants

Public Safety

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Awards are based on available appropriations

Only the Illinois Fire Service Institute is eligible for awards.

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Only the Illinois Fire Service Institute is eligible for awards

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Use of funds is restricted to the to costs related to the Basic Operations/NFPA Firefighter I (Blended) program.

Grantee submits requests for reimbursement. Those requests represent reports of expenditure of funds.

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The grantee must maintain, for a minimum of three years after the completion of the agreement, adequate books, records, and supporting documents to verify the amounts, recipients, and uses of all disbursements of funds passing in conjunction with the agreement. The agreement and all books, records, or papers related to the program, project, or use for which grant funds were provided and supporting document related to the agreement shall be available for review and audit by the Office, Auditor General, Attorney General, and Inspector General. The grantee must cooperate fully with any audit and to provide full access to all relevant materials. Failure to maintain the books, records, and supporting documents required by this section shall establish a presumption in favor of the State for the recovery of any funds paid by the State under the agreement for which adequate books, records, and supporting documentation are not available to support their purported disbursement. In the event that the grant is not expended in the manner approved, the recipient must refund the full amount of the grant award. Recovery of grant funds shall be accomplished in accordance with the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act (30 ILCS 705).

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$700,000

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www.fsi.illinois.edu

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FY 2020 : $1,000,000
FY 2021 : $1,000,000
FY 2022 : $1,000,000
FY 2023 : $700,000
FY 2024 : $700,000