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Federal Emergency Management Agency
Washington, D.C. 20472
Mr. Reginald Duren
City of Miami Department of Fire Rescue
444 SW 2nd Avenue
Miami, Florida 33130-1910
Re: Grant No.EMW-2003-FG-17412
Dear Mr. Duren:
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Congratulations. Your grant application submitted to the Emergency Preparedness & Response Directorate
(EP&RJFEMA of DHS) for the FY03 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program In the program area of Fire
Operations and Firefighter Safety has been approved. The approved project coats amount to $1,150,000.00.
The Federal share is $750,000.00 of the approved amount and your share of the costs 1s $400,000,00.
As part of your award package, you will find EP&R's grant Agreement Articles. Please make sure you read and
understand the Articles as they outline the terms and conditions of your grant award. Maintain a copy of these
documents for your official file. You establish acceptance of the Grant and EP&R's grant Agreement
Articles when you request and receive any of the Federal grant funds awarded to you.
For your convenience, we will have an on-line system that will accept payment requests. The first step to
request your grant funds Is to ensure that EP&R has your correct direct deposit Information on-line. Please log
onto httg, gaortal,fem;9,gov/ using your userld and password and confirm the direct deposit information. Once
you have confirmed your direct deposit Information, print a copy of it by clicking the Print SP 1199A button on the
screen. Sign the form and take It to your bank to complete the bottom portion. Please write your grant number
on the top of your SF 1199A before mailing It to EP&R. Once your bank has completed and signed the form,
mail it by priority mall, with the original signatures, to the address below:
Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate (EP&R)
Financial & Acquisition Management Division
Grants Management Branch
Attn: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
500 C Street, SW, Room 334
Washington, D.C. -20472
If you currently have Assistance to Firefighters Grant with EP&R and your direct deposit Information has not
changed, you do not need to resubmit that information. if your direct deposit Information has changed, please
follow the detailed Instructions In the preceding paragraph.
The second step will be to request your grant funds. You will receive notification via email when you can request
payments on-line. Grant funds should be requested to meet your immediate needs and should therefore be
requested as close as possible to the time that you will actually spend the funds. If you have any questions or
concerns regarding the process to request your grant funds, please contact your Grants Management Specialist,
Alma Christian at 770-220.5671.
Sincerely,
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Panel Review
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Patricia A. English
Senior Procurement Executive
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