Board Packet for FC Meeting 10-23-25

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Grant Name Submission Purpose Est. Request Deadline FY25 SAFER 4/20/2025 Personnel 12 firefighters positions $2,700,000 FY25 AFG 5/20/2025 Radios 1,750,000 FY25 FP&S 5/20/2025 Prevention equipment 50,000 FY25 HMGP — PF 8/20/2025 Electrical Power Redundancy— 11 $11,000,000 stations Program Highlights: Grants Project Accounting: The only project currently created in the FY26 CoHnect System is the EMS Grant. Once CoHnect has set up projects for each grant, the system should provide more complete and accurate information for sharing and report preparation. Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Phase 3 of the grant was awarded this month. Hawaii Fire Department Defensible Space grant proposal for $2,794,005.00 received a score of 86.67 which unfortunately did not meet the cut off for funding. Competition was high and only three CWDG grants were awarded in Hawaii. Two for community wildfire protection plans for Maui, and one for a Fire Adapted Hawaii County which will help fund Firewise coordinators positions on Hawaii Island for the next five years. This grant will be managed by HWMO. SAFER 2025 The Hawaii Fire Department has been officially awarded the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant. This grant will support the addition of new personnel to strengthen our operational capacity and reduce response times. We are currently working through the administrative and hiring processes, with the goal of bringing staff onboard by either August or February, depending on the recruitment timeline and fiscal coordination. AFG & FP&S 2025 The Hawaii Fire Department was not selected for award under this year's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program or the Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Grant programs. While this outcome is disappointing, we remain committed to pursuing future AFG opportunities and other funding sources to support our equipment modernization and safety initiatives. 2025 1 SEPTEMBER PAGE 4