[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR152.6]

[Page 396]
 
              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
             CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
 
PART 152--ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 152.6  Application review and award process.

    (a) As stated in Sec. 152.5, we will evaluate each application in 
the preliminary screening process to determine which applications best 
address the program's established priorities. The best applications as 
determined in this preliminary step will be deemed to be in the 
``competitive range.'' All applications in the competitive range will be 
subject to a second level review by a technical evaluation panel. Using 
the evaluation criteria delineated in Sec. 152.5, the panelists will 
score each application they evaluate. The assigned score will reflect 
the degree to which the applicant: clearly relates their proposed 
project; demonstrates financial need; and, details a high benefit to 
cost value of the proposed activities.
    (b) Our award decisions will be based on the stated priorities of 
the grant program, the demonstrated need of the applicant, and the 
benefits to be derived from the proposed projects. We will make awards 
on a competitive basis, i.e., we will fund the highest scored 
applications before considering lower scored applications.
    (c) In order to fulfill our obligations under the law, we may also 
make funding decisions using rank order as the preliminary basis then 
based on the type of fire department (paid, volunteer, or combination 
fire departments), the size and character of the community it serves 
(urban, suburban, or rural), and the geographic location of the fire 
department. In these instances where we are making decisions based on 
geographic location, we will use States as the basic geographic unit.