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Finance Committee backs $15,000 UASI grant for technical rescue and training
Summary
The Annapolis Finance Committee favorably recommended SA 28-25, a $15,000 federal Urban Area Security Initiative grant. The award requires no local match; $10,000 will support technical rescue equipment for the fire department and $5,000 will fund training and exercises, committee members were told.
The Committee of the Finance Committee of the City of Annapolis gave a favorable recommendation on SA 28-25 on March 19, endorsing acceptance of a $15,000 federal grant awarded under the Urban Area Security Initiative.
The grant was presented by Kevin Simmons, identified in the meeting as the city’s emergency manager, who introduced Kyle Lukkowski as the city’s grant coordinator. Committee members were told there is no local match requirement. Committee members were informed that $10,000 of the award would pay for technical rescue equipment to be used by the Annapolis Fire Department and $5,000 would pay for training and exercises that would also benefit other departments, including recreation and parks and OEM staff who participate in multi-agency emergency functions.
Committee discussion consisted of a brief Q&A about which department would receive the equipment and how training would be shared across agencies. With no substantive objection, a member moved that the committee give a favorable recommendation to SA 28-25; the committee voted in favor.
Why it matters: The grant funds are targeted to public-safety equipment and training that committee members said will support frontline response capabilities. The award is small relative to municipal budgets but is designated for discrete emergency-preparedness purchases and exercises that the presenters said leverage interdepartmental participation.
What the committee recorded: The committee’s action was a favorable recommendation to accept SA 28-25 (Urban Area Security Initiative grant), with the allocation described to fire department technical rescue equipment ($10,000) and training/exercise ($5,000). No local match was required, and committee members recorded an affirmative vote to recommend acceptance.
