EXHIBIT 23(a)


                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of First Federal Bancorp, Inc., on Form S-8 of our report dated October 24,
2001, on the consolidated statement of financial condition of First Federal
Bancorp, Inc., as of September 30, 2001 and 2000, and the consolidated
statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the
two years ended September 30, 2001.


                                       /s/ BKD, LLP


Cincinnati, Ohio
May 14, 2002