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Monroe County approves multiple EMS and public-safety grant applications totaling hundreds of thousands
Summary
Commissioners approved several grant applications from the Monroe County Ambulance Department and Emergency Management, including a 100% Department of Health award up to $24,331.22, a FEMA 90/10 grant for $395,210.62, and two Firehouse Subs Foundation applications totaling about $93,006.87.
Monroe County Commission approved multiple grant applications during the meeting that would expand equipment and support for local emergency medical services and emergency management.
The commission authorized the Monroe County Ambulance Department to apply for a Department of Health EMS equipment grant covering 100% of eligible costs up to $24,331.22. Commissioners also authorized an application to the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA for EMS equipment totaling $395,210.62, described in the meeting as a 90% federal grant with a 10% local match. Separately, the commission approved applications to the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation: $50,000 for cardiac monitoring devices for the Ambulance Department and approximately $43,006.87 for the Emergency Management Department.
Each resolution was moved, seconded and approved by roll call. Commissioners did not debate technical grant terms at length during the record; motions were routine approvals to allow staff to submit the applications. The FEMA application includes a local-match requirement (10%) that will require local budgeting action if the grant is awarded.
