Council authorizes multiple Homeland Security grant applications for robots and emergency equipment
Council authorized several grant applications to GEMA for bomb-robot upgrades ($112,523, local match $28,130.75), CERT equipment ($30,000, local match $7,500), law enforcement robot SPOT ($410,465.35, local match $102,616.34), and firefighting robot Thermite RS-3 ($408,137.30, local match $102,034.33).
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Council approved multiple homeland security grant applications to the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and Homeland Security including funding requests for bomb robot upgrades and repairs ($112,523 with a local match of $28,130.75), Community Emergency Response Team equipment ($30,000 with $7,500 local match), a law enforcement robot (SPOT) for CPD/CFEMS ($410,465.35 with $102,616.34 local match), and a firefighting robot Thermite RS-3 for CFEMS ($408,137.30 with $102,034.33 local match).
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