Larson Sends Letter to Area Fire Chiefs to Apply for Firehouse Construction Recovery Act Funding
ForImmediate Release
June 4,2009
Contact:Paul Mounds (860) 278-8888
LarsonSends Letter to Area Fire Chiefs to Apply for Firehouse Construction RecoveryAct Funding
Hartford, CT- Today, U.S. Congressman John B.Larson (CT-01) sent a letter to fire chiefs in the Hartford region regardingthe program guidance on the Assistance to Firefighters Fire StationConstruction (FSC) Grant Program and encouraged them to apply for the funding.Congress and President Obama appropriated $210 million for the FSC GrantProgram through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.
"The Fire Station Construction GrantProgram will fund long overdue firehouse and fire related infrastructureprojects in cities and towns in Connecticut andacross the country. These funds will enhance the emergency response capabilityof our firefighters and ensure the public's safety through the construction andrenovation of our region's fire stations," said Congressman Larson.
CongressmanLarson has posted the program guidance for the FSC grant program on hiscongressional website at Larson.house.gov under the section titled "AmericanRecovery and Reinvestment Act".
Assistanceto Firefighters Fire Station Construction (FSC) Grant Program is available tofire departments on a competitive basis to fund the building of new or modifyexisting fire stations. The program willbe administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FederalEmergency Management Agency (FEMA) in coordination with the U.S. FireAdministration's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Office
In theFirst Congressional District, there are 37 fire departments with 27 serving ina volunteer capacity.
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