How do I submit my equipment or program need for grant funding
consideration?
- Contact the Contracts and Grants Section at 951-955-4774 or micro
54774.
What happens
next?
- The Contracts and Grants Section constantly researches available
grants to meet Riverside County Fire Department and Riverside County
Operational Area needs.
- When appropriate grants are available, the
Contracts and Grants Section secures approval to apply from various
sources. These requests also include funding
recommendations.
- Status updates are provided in the Weekly
Grants Updates in this webpage.
How do I partner in a Riverside
County Operational Area grant project?
- The mission of the Riverside County Operational Area is to provide
facilities, systems, and emergency management training for the officials of
the Riverside County Operational Area, to include County and City government
personnel and participating special districts. The end goal is to
be able to effectively and efficiently manage a disaster affecting
jurisdictions within the Riverside County Operational Area (Govt. Code
8550 et. Seq.).
- The Riverside County Operational Area is governed by the Board of
Supervisors and the Operational Area Planning Committee (OAPC).
- OAPC meets quarterly.
- OAPC has two subcommittees responsible for determining the use and
distribution of funds from grants channeled directly through the Operational
Area, i.e., Homeland Security and Buffer Zone Protection Plan grant
programs. These two subcommittees are: Anti-Terrorism Approval
Authority and the OAPC Grant Review Subcommittee.
- For further information regarding Operational Area grants, contact
the Contracts and Grants Section.
How long does a grant process take?
- The average grant process takes about 90 days.
How can I find out about a
Riverside County Fire Department grant's status?
- Refer to the Weekly Grants Update in this
webpage.
