The Boone County Fire Protection District, doing business as Missouri Task Force One, received a $1,599,578 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System program (CFDA #97.025). The grant will support the period from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The funding ensures adequate management, training, exercise, procurement of vehicles and equipment, and storage and maintenance for Missouri Task Force...
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) was awarded a $4,018,665 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response (CFDA 93.354) program. The funding will support MDPH's efforts to rapidly mobilize resources and respond to public health emergencies, such as infectious disease outbreaks, that overwhelm local resources in Massachusetts. Key activities to be funded...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,406,384 was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System (CFDA 97.025) program. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, with a performance period through August 31, 2027, supports the Boone County Fire Protection District, operating as Missouri Task Force One, in maintaining specialized urban search and rescue (US&R) emergency response capabilities. The funding enables...
The Menlo Park Fire Protection District was awarded a $1,599,578 project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards under the National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System program (CFDA #97.025). The grant will support the District's provision of management, training, exercise, procurement of vehicles and equipment, and storage and maintenance for its task force through August 2024. As part of the National US&R Response System,...
The Oregon Military Department, doing business as the Oregon Office of Emergency Management, was awarded a $388,463 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program. The goal of this three-year award is to build regional capacity and enhance community resilience in the face of catastrophic disasters and environmental stressors. Particular focus will be placed on addressing the needs of underserved communities and populations...
The Miami Valley Fire-Ems Alliance received a $1,607,578 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System program (CFDA #97.025). The grant will support ensuring adequate management, training, exercise, procurement of vehicles and equipment, and storage and maintenance for the 28 national task forces staffed and equipped for rapid deployment to assist state and local authorities in rescuing victims of...
This $1,514,884 Project Grant awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System (CFDA 97.025) supports the Salt Lake Urban Search And Rescue Task Force, a non-profit organization that specializes in urban search and rescue training and emergency response services for federal agencies. The grant funding, with a period of performance from September 2024 to August 2027, enables the Task Force to maintain its operational...
This federal Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System (CFDA 97.025) provides $1,536,884.00 to the City of Miami to maintain, train, and equip a specialized urban search and rescue task force. The grant supports management, training, equipment procurement, storage, and maintenance of the city's US&R team, which is prepared to respond to a range of critical incidents such as earthquakes,...
The County of Miami-Dade was awarded a $1,410,384 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System (CFDA 97.025) on September 1, 2024. This 36-month grant supports the maintenance, training, and equipping of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department's specialized urban search and rescue capabilities. The funding enables the department to sustain its preparedness for responding to a wide range of critical incidents,...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $1.7 million Project Grant to the West Metro Fire Protection District, doing business as West Metro Fire Rescue, to support the National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. Under the National Urban Search and Rescue program (CFDA #97.025), the funding will ensure adequate management, training, exercise, procurement of vehicles and equipment, and storage and maintenance for 28 national...