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Commissioners accept $154,665 EMPG and authorize BRIC application to buy NOAA radios
Summary
The board approved accepting a FY25 Emergency Management Performance Grant of $154,665 (50% federal, 50% local match) and authorized applying for a BRIC hazard-mitigation grant (75% federal, 25% local) to purchase and distribute NOAA weather radios to residents, emergency services staff said.
The Lucas County Board of County Commissioners approved acceptance of a FY25 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) totaling $154,665 and authorized staff to apply for a Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant to fund acquisition and distribution of NOAA weather radios to residents.
"Our first item is permission to accept fiscal year 25 emergency management performance grant in the amount of $154,665," Skyler Beckwith, the emergency services presenter, told the board. Beckwith described the EMPG as an annual grant with a 50% federal share and a 50% local match, and said the local match would be met through EMA’s operating budget primarily via salaries and benefits.
Beckwith also sought permission to apply for a BRIC hazard mitigation grant, which he summarized as a 75% federal share and a 25% local share. "The project application is for acquisition and distribution of NOAA weather radios to residents," Beckwith said.
The chair moved to approve acceptance of the EMPG and authorization to apply for BRIC; the clerk called the roll and commissioners recorded affirmative responses. The transcript does not record specific conditions attached to the grants or a detailed project budget beyond the stated federal/local share percentages.
If awarded, the BRIC grant would fund hazard-mitigation equipment for residents; Beckwith said the local match would come from the EMA budget. The board did not request additional financial breakdowns during the item’s consideration in the transcript.
