Council authorizes Homeland Security grant applications for robots and CERT equipment
Council approved authorizations to apply for multiple Homeland Security grants including a $112,523 request for bomb robot upgrades (local match $28,130.75), $30,000 for 240 CERT kits (local match $7,500), $410,465.35 for a law enforcement robot (local match $102,616.34), and $408,137.30 for a firefighting robot (local match $102,034.33).
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Columbus council on Oct. 14 authorized several Homeland Security grant applications to upgrade robotics and emergency response equipment. The agenda records four distinct requests: $112,523 for bomb robot upgrades, with a required local match of $28,130.75; $30,000 to purchase 240 Community Emergency Response Team kits with a $7,500 local match; $410,465.35 to purchase a law enforcement advanced technology robot (SPOT) with a $102,616.34 local match; and $408,137.30 to purchase a firefighting Thermite RS‑3 robot with a local match of $102,034.33. All items were recorded as Vote Result: APPROVED and were authorized for application and acceptance if awarded.
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