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Hamilton County emergency management explains UASI reimbursements amid federal review delays
Summary
Emergency management director said Urban Area Security Initiative grants fund bomb squads, SWAT, dive teams and other regional response capabilities; reimbursements are taking longer to clear federal review but grants remain active.
Hamilton County’s Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency told commissioners on Feb. 20 that federal homeland-security grants remain a key funding source for specialty response teams, but reimbursements are undergoing more thorough federal review.
Nick Crosley, director of Hamilton County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, described the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) and the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) as central to sustaining county equipment,…
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