Firefighter Assistance Grants Programs Online
Applications for the 2002 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program are now available online. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program will distribute $360 million in grants to local fire departments this year through a competitive application process.
The interactive application package, which is available online from the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Web site at www.usfa.fema.gov/grants, includes additional information about the application, including program guidance. A “frequently asked questions” section is also available.
Applications are due April 1.
Oakland County, Mich. ‘Renovates’ Web Site
A second, even third, wave of Web site redesigns is hitting cyberspace. Oakland County, Mich. has joined the growing list of counties that are reworking their Web sites to allow more functionality and easier navigation. Its new site went online late last month and features, among other things, high-resolution photographs of county officials for media downloads. Check them out at www.co.oakland.mi.us.
Changing Addresses
You may be able to dress up your Web site, but you can’t do much to change your address into one more easily remembered or intuitive. The federal government has locked up the .gov domain name until it develops policy on the use of the name for other governmental entities, apart from itself, of course.
A few counties, like Fairfax and Loudoun counties in Virginia, have been able to sneak under the moratorium either as “cross-agency collaborative agencies,” or as a “special exception.”
But the official word is: “At this time, all state/local government .gov domain registration is on hold, pending the new .gov policy. When we receive new information regarding the new .gov policy it will be posted on our Web site at www.nic.gov. Until that time, no state/local government .gov domain registrations will be processed.”
Celebrate Women’s History Month
If you haven’t already planned your celebration for Women’s History Month in March, or if you are looking for some more ideas, try out these Web sites for interesting facts and figures: the National Women’s History Project Web site at www.nwhp.org.
NACo Information Technology Summit
There’s still time to sign up for NACo’s fifth Information Technology Summit, April 4–6 in Raleigh, N.C. This year’s summit focuses on using technology to promote economic development. To learn more or to register go to www.naco.org/programs/infotech/summit/index.cfm.
