[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR204.25]

[Page 407]
 
              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 204--FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B--Declaration Process
 
Sec. 204.25  FEMA-State agreement for fire management assistance grant program.

    (a) After a State's request for a fire management assistance 
declaration has been approved, the Governor and Regional Director will 
enter into a standing FEMA-State Agreement (the Agreement) for the 
declared fire and for future declared fires in that calendar year. The 
State must have a signed and up-to-date FEMA-State Agreement before 
receiving Federal funding for fire management assistance grants. FEMA 
will provide no funding absent a signed and up-to-date Agreement. An 
Indian tribal government serving as Grantee, must sign a FEMA-Tribal 
Agreement, modeled upon the FEMA-State Agreement.
    (b) The Agreement states the understandings, commitments, and 
conditions under which we will provide Federal assistance, including the 
cost share provision and articles of agreement necessary for the 
administration of grants approved under fire management assistance 
declarations. The Agreement must also identify the State legislative 
authority for firefighting, as well as the State's compliance with the 
laws, regulations, and other provisions applicable to the Fire 
Management Assistance Grant Program.
    (c) For each subsequently declared fire within the calendar year, 
the parties must add a properly executed amendment, which defines the 
incident period and contains the official declaration number. Other 
amendments modifying the standing Agreement may be added throughout the 
year to reflect changes in the program or signatory parties.