National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
EMMITSBURG, MD – At a time when all of us face so many challenges, we are proud to join our partners in helping ease the college and graduate school tuition burden for every one of our scholarship applicants, each of whom lost a parent firefighter to a line-of-duty death.
This group of applicants is the first to receive scholarship awards under the Foundation’s newly restructured scholarship program. Under the new program, developed in consultation with our scholarship partners, awards are now based on an assessment of a student’s financial need and academic performance.
重组奖学金计划的目标是为表现出高水平的财务需求和学习成绩的学生提供变革性，改变生活的奖项。为了促进该目标，该基金会能够获得奖学金奖励，以涵盖21名学生的学费和书籍费用的100％，而另一位学生的学费和书籍支出的75％，每个学生都表现出紧迫的财务需求和出色的需求学业表现。其他42名其他申请人也得到了基金会的有意义的支持。总体而言，该基金会能够为2020-2021学年授予423,720美元。
This award money comes from a generous donation by the Motorola Solutions Foundation, the Alan Patrick Sondej Memorial Scholarship Fund, and two private donors, in addition to partnerships with ICMA-RC and the Steel Family Charitable Foundation. Additionally, many individuals and businesses have long contributed to this fund. Please see below on how you can give.
The 64 recipients come from 23 states, and their parents served in wildland, career, volunteer, and military fire departments, representing every branch of the American fire service. Their studies range from public safety, social work, teaching and health care to careers in science, technology, engineering, and math. Thirty-six are first time awardees. Ten scholarship recipients lost a firefighter in the terrorist attacks on 9/11.
Since 1997, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s Sarbanes Scholarship Program has awarded $4,785,994 in scholarships. “We are very proud of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation scholarship program. We know it is ultimately the scholarship recipients’ hard work and dedication to their academic goals, combined with the continuing support of Motorola Solutions Foundation and our private donors and sponsorship partners, that make the program a success,” said Troy Markel, Chairman of the NFFF Board of Directors. “We humbly thank our scholarship donors and congratulate each of the recipients and cheer them on as they work toward accomplishing their goals and realizing their dreams.”
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The Sarbanes Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to the relatives of fallen firefighters to make educational dreams a reality. Scholarships are awarded for undergraduate and graduate studies, vocational-technical training, and certification and job training programs in in-state or out-of-state public and private schools.
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation is dedicated to rebuilding the lives of families and co-workers affected by the death of a firefighter in the line-of-duty. The Foundation ensures your donation is used effectively in the program of your choice. Charity Navigator has recognized the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation as a Four-Star Charity for five years. In the spirit of accountability and transparency, we work with each donor and match them with the program that best fits their giving goals. We always want to assure donations are used to make tangible and impactful differences in the lives of our Fire Hero Families.
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关于the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
美国国会于1992年首次成立了国家堕落的消防员基金会，以领导全国范围内的努力来纪念美国堕落的消防员。从那时起，非营利基金会已制定并扩展了计划以履行该任务。该组织的使命是纪念和记住美国堕落的消防英雄，并提供资源，以帮助其家人重建他们的生活和在消防服务社区内工作，以减少消防员的死亡和伤害。
