Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-24-.02 - APPLICATIONS AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

(1) Fire departments shall complete applications on forms provided by the State Fire Marshal's Office. The State Fire Marshal's Office will develop a form for the federal matching fund and a form for the firefighter equipment and training grant program. The application for the firefighter equipment and training grant program will include technical requirements established by the State Fire Marshal's Office to be used to determine grant recipients.

(2) In addition to other technical requirements established by the State Fire Marshal's Office and published with the application, preference will also be given to the volunteer fire departments which:

(a) Comply with the fire reporting requirements pursuant to T.C.A. § 68-102-111;

(b) File an annual financial report with the Comptroller of the Treasury pursuant to T.C.A. § 68-102-309; and

(c) Meet the minimum training requirements established in T.C.A § 4-24-112(a)-(e).

(3) Application deadlines will be established annually by the State Fire Marshal's Office based on available funding and will be published on the Department's website.

(4) The applications shall be reviewed in accordance with state law and contracting rules and procedures established by the Central Procurement Office at the Department of General Services.

(5) Applications for matching funds to meet local match requirements for federal grants shall include a copy of the award letter of the federal grant for firefighting equipment.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-24-.02

Emergency rules filed December 30, 2019; effective through June 27, 2020. Emergency rules expired effective June 28, 2020. Original rules filed June 23, 2020; effective September 21, 2020. Amendments filed November 18, 2021; effective 2/16/2022.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-102-154, 68-102-304, and 68-102-309.