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LEPC says EPRA outreach nearly complete; CRAG full application due Aug. 30

Portage County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) · August 7, 2025
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Summary

Committee members reported EPRA outreach is nearly complete and that a CRAG (computer hazmat response equipment grant) full application is due Aug. 30; the Plover Fire Department open house on Oct. 2 will satisfy a required public outreach element.

Committee staff reported progress on emergency‑preparedness grants during the Aug. 7 Portage County LEPC meeting, including outreach milestones and application deadlines for two federal/state grant programs.

A coordinator reported the Emergency Preparedness and Response Assistance (EPRA) grant outreach is nearly satisfied and that the Plover Fire Department open house on Oct. 2 — with the hazmat trailer in attendance — will fulfill a final public outreach requirement. The coordinator said the pre‑application for the computer hazmat response equipment grant (CRAG) was submitted and that the full CRAG application is due Aug. 30 (pre‑application due Aug. 15).

“The preapp is partially completed... that will be sent in before the August 15 deadline and the real application the full application is due August 30 for the CRAG grant,” the coordinator said.

The coordinator added they were working with the Portage County Hazmat team to assemble an immediate equipment list for the CRAG application. No funding amounts or award decisions were discussed at the meeting; staff characterized current work as preparatory and said recorded approvals were not required for the grant discussions during the session.

Why it matters: Grants such as EPRA and CRAG fund public education, outreach, and specialized response equipment for hazmat teams; meeting grant deadlines and fulfilling outreach requirements influence county eligibility for equipment and training funds.

What’s next: Staff will finalize outreach for EPRA by the Plover event and complete the CRAG application before the Aug. 30 deadline.

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