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We will give a higher competitive rating in the apparatus category to fire departments that own few or no firefighting vehicles relative to other departments serving similar types of communities. We will also give higher competitive ratings to departments that have an aged fleet of firefighting vehicles, and to those with old, high- mileage vehicles. We will also provide a higher competitive rating to departments that respond to a significant number of incidents relative to other departments servicing similar communities. No competitive advantage has been assigned to the purchase of standard model commercial vehicles versus custom vehicles, or the purchase of used vehicles versus new vehicles in the preliminary evaluation of applications. It has been our experience that depending on the type and size of department, the technical evaluation panelists often prefer low-cost vehicles when evaluating the cost-benefit section of the proj ect narratives. Panelists may be provided with guidance for use in their evaluation of the reasonableness of vehicle costs. We also reserve the right to instill funding limits on requests for vehicles whose costs we deem excessive or otherwise not in the best interest of the program. Finally, we believe that it would be more beneficial to the nation's fire service if we gave these vehicle awards to as many fire departments as possible, therefore, we will allow each fire department to apply for only one vehicle per year. Reporting Requirements The grantees may be required to submit a progress report regarding the financial and performance status of their proj ect after six months of performance and at the closure of the grant. The due dates will vary from grantee to grantee, based on the performance ��