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Crawford County reviews grant options for storm sirens, fire equipment and infrastructure
Summary
County grant coordinator outlined pending and potential grants — including Hazard Mitigation, HRSA and two CDBG applications — that could fund storm sirens, fire equipment, water/sewer repairs and youth workforce training; no formal approvals were made.
Crawford County commissioners on May 20, 2025, heard a detailed grant update outlining pending federal and state opportunities that could fund storm sirens, fire equipment, water and sewer upgrades and youth job training.
The update, delivered by Gus Burnet, Crawford County grant staff, summarized the county’s current applications and described several Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) options the county can pursue before the August notice-of-intent window.
Why it matters: the grants noted by Burnet could finance public-safety equipment and infrastructure projects that county officials say would reduce disaster risk and long-term operating costs. Several proposals carry local matching requirements and competitive limits that will shape whether the county seeks one large award or smaller, more-likely grants.
Burnet said the county remains under consideration for a HRSA Rural Health Care Service Outreach Program award that would fund staff to help with truancy and related outreach; the application’s announcement is expected in July and, if awarded, funding would begin Aug. 1. He also reported on the county’s…
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