President's proposed budget cuts AFG program

摘要

The budget proposed by President Barack Obama would cut the funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 from $565 million to $170 million, according to the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC). Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano said input from firefighters was a major reason for the funding decrease. She reported in budget hearings before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee and the House Homeland Security Committee in May that fire departments and local governments had indicated that staffing is a more pressing concern than equipment and training.