This resolution allows the Fire Department to use a $637,200 federal grant for a new training facility, covering expenses from August 2024 to April 2027, while waiving certain indirect costs. It has already been approved.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Fire Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $637,200 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency through the California Office of Emergency Services for the Fire Department’s new Training Facility for the performance period of August 1, 2024, through April 20, 2027, and waiving indirect costs.
How it got here
The legislation originated from the San Francisco Fire Department's need for funding to develop a new Training Facility, specifically for an Emergency Operations Center.
The Fire Commission recommended approval of the grant for the Emergency Operations Center at the new Training Facility.
The Fire Department submitted the grant application to the California Office of Emergency Services for the Emergency Operations Center grant.
The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services approved the grant application for $637,200 to support the Emergency Operations Center.
The Mayor's Office submitted a resolution to the Board of Supervisors to retroactively accept and expend the FEMA grant.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the resolution for the grant acceptance.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution to authorize the Fire Department to accept and expend the grant.
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