Bloom Township

Bloom Township Fire Department Division, a local government entity based in Carroll, Ohio, acts as a prime recipient of federal grants for firefighter safety and equipment acquisition, with no federal contracts or contract vehicles in its recent footprint. The division is a U.S. local government structure (township fire department) and receives funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, which supports public and firefighter safety from fire and fire-related hazards.

Bloom Township's federal grant portfolio consists of four prime grants and one sub-grant award totaling $520 thousand obligated across five awards spanning 2011 through 2026. The two most recent AFG grants document concrete work: a $228,483.80 project grant awarded August 17, 2022 (with ultimate completion August 16, 2024) supporting equipment, training, and resources to enhance first-responder and community fire safety, and a second AFG project grant awarded July 15, 2024 (running through July 14, 2026). The division also holds a sub-grant award under the Ohio Department of Transportation dated March 25, 2026, classified as roadway improvement safety work. FEMA Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards accounts for all three direct AFG grants; the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration and a second FEMA entity together account for the remaining two awards in the portfolio.

Activity is sparse and episodic — one award in 2011, 2019, 2022, 2024, and 2026, with no year-over-year growth trajectory. The division operates exclusively as a prime recipient in the grant space with no federal contracts, prime contract IDVs, or commercial contract vehicles. The sub-grant footprint consists of the single ODOT roadway safety award, indicating limited sub-recipient activity. Bloom Township Fire Department Division functions as a local first-responder entity accessing federal assistance grants rather than as a federal service provider or contractor.