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The Kansas Forest Service Fire Management Program administers the
Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA)
and
Rural Fire Assistance (RFA) cost share programs. Grant funding is provided
by the US Forest Service and US Fish & Wildlife Service, respectively. The funding is available to rural departments or city departments that provide fire protection to rural areas to purchase firefighting equipment on a matching basis. Grants are evaluated and distributed based on need since requests for funding far exceed the amount available. Priority funding is given to wildfire equipment and safety items. The Kansas Forest Service also provides scholarships and reimbursements for training, workshops, or conferences offered through KFS. Scholarships are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, to apply; download, print, complete and mail the Scholarship Request PDF to the Fire Management Coordinator, 2610 Claflin Rd., Manhattan, KS 66502. After you have attended the activity for which the scholarship was granted; download, print, complete and mail the Scholarship Reimbursement Request PDF along with a certification of completion or other proof of attendance to the same address. Allow 4 to 6 weeks for reimbursement. If you have already attended an event offered by the Kansas Forest Service and would like to be reimbursed for accrued expenses, download and complete both documents, send to the Fire Management Coordinator with a brief explanation of what you attended and how it will benefit you and/or your department.
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