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Emergency services to apply for federal grants to buy ambulance and deploy portable Starlink kits; commissioners authorize applications
Summary
Emergency Services requested and received board approval to apply for a federal Assistance to Firefighters grant (90/10 match) to purchase a fully equipped ambulance and for a state‑federal cybersecurity grant (70/30 match) to buy two portable Starlink‑enabled “DANS” units.
Beaufort County emergency services presented two grant opportunities and the board authorized staff to submit applications.
The first is a 90/10 Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) opportunity for a fully equipped ambulance to support 9‑1‑1 transports. Emergency Services described a fully equipped ambulance purchase price in the presentation (including monitor and powered stretcher) totaling $458,427; the federal share would be roughly $412,000…
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