The Department of Agriculture Forest Service has awarded a $3,750,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funds - 2023 Congressionally Directed Spending (CFDA 10.730) program to the County of San Diego Sheriff Department. This funding will support the acquisition of helicopters to bolster the Sheriff Department's law enforcement operations in the San Diego region. The grant has an award date of September 21, 2023 and a targeted completion date of September 30, 2027. The County of San Diego...
This $400,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will enable the City of Hobbs Fire Department to purchase a new ambulance and critical advanced life support (ALS) medical equipment. The funding will cover approximately $290,000 for the ambulance and $110,000 for a cardiac monitor, gurney, and other ALS equipment. This grant supports the fire department's role as the sole...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Town of Mammoth $140,000 under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to purchase two patrol vehicles for the Mammoth Police Department. The funding will support the acquisition of two Ford F-150 police responder vehicles for $70,000 each through the state contract vendor system. Vehicle outfitting with emergency lights, prisoner cages, radios, laptops and radar equipment is...
The County Of San Diego - Office Of Emergency Services was awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funds - 2023 Congressionally Directed Spending (CFDA 10.730) program by the U.S. Forest Service. The funding supports hazardous fuels reduction, vegetation management for evacuation route preparedness, community wildfire planning, and other emergency preparedness activities across California communities. The award has an anticipated completion date of March 31, 2027....
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department received a $1,500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The grant funding will be used to purchase body-worn cameras and Taser equipment to improve accountability, efficiency, and transparency in law enforcement operations across the largest geographic county in the United States. Specifically, the grant will enable the...
The County of Los Angeles Fire Department 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) to support the 28 national task forces that provide urban search and rescue services. The grant funds will ensure adequate management, training, exercise, procurement of vehicles and equipment, and storage and maintenance for the task forces through the completion date of...
This $431,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will support the Town of Ashland, Maine in purchasing a specialized 2024 Ford F-550 four-wheel drive ambulance. The new ambulance will enhance emergency medical services in Ashland's large, 2,350 square mile rural service area in the North Maine Woods, which features unpaved and unplowed roads. The funding will ensure the town can continue to safely and...
The County of Calaveras Sheriff's Office received a $35,815 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program block grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The CESF Program (CFDA 16.034) aims to help state and local governments prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus. Funds may support activities such as overtime, personal protective equipment, supplies, training, and medical needs of inmates to address the pandemic...
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a $1,570,906.84 Project Grant to the County of Merced, CA under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program (CFDA 97.044). The goal of the AFG program is to enhance the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. This grant funding will support the County of Merced in acquiring firefighting equipment, personal protective equipment, training programs, and other initiatives aimed at...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), awarded a $558,000 Project Grant to The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Inc. (The Medical Center) to decommission four existing ambulances with over 300,000 miles and replace them with four new 2024 Ford High Top T350 ambulances equipped with Stryker power loading systems. This grant funding will support The Medical Center's Atrium Health Navicent's Emergency Medical Services...