August 5, 2011
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration is offering grants to states and nonprofits to develop training for emergency preparedness and prevention in underground mines. The agency announced Wednesday that up to 20 grants from the Brookwood-Sago grants program could …
July 14, 2011
A town hard hit by a deadly tornado outbreak in late April is getting more than $1 million to build a safe room at the high school. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Tuesday that its Hazard Mitigation Grant Program …
June 29, 2011
U.S. Sen. Max Baucus says a Lincoln County clinic has secured a $10 million, four-year federal grant to screen people for asbestos-related disease. The Montana Democrat announced Monday that the Center for Asbestos Related Disease, also known as the CARD …
May 6, 2011
Members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation have announced a $335,250 grant to help rural and volunteer firefighters in the state. U.S. Rep. Mike Ross and Sen. Mark Pryor, both D-Ark., said Wednesday that the Arkansas Rural and Volunteer Firefighters Association will …
April 18, 2011
The Northwest Florida Volunteer Firefighter Weekend Council will receive more than $580,000 in a four year grant from the Department of Homeland Security. The grant will provide funding to promote training and retention of volunteer firefighters in the state. There …