§ 151302. Purposes

The purposes of the corporation are—

• (1) primarily—
  • (A) to encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of property for the benefit of the National Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial and the annual memorial service associated with the memorial; and
  • (B) to, in coordination with the Federal Government and fire services (as that term is defined in section 4 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2203 )), plan, direct, and manage the memorial service referred to in subparagraph (A);
• (2) to provide financial assistance to families of fallen firefighters for transportation to and lodging at non-Federal and Federal facilities during the annual memorial service;
• (3) to assist Federal, State, and local efforts to recognize firefighters who die in the line of duty;
• (4) to provide scholarships and other financial assistance for educational purposes and job training for the spouses and children of fallen firefighters;
• (5) to provide for a national program to assist families of fallen firefighters and fire departments in dealing with line-of-duty deaths of those firefighters; and
• (6) to promote national, State, and local initiatives to increase public awareness of fire and life safety.