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Sessions Announces $75,000 Grant for Reeltown
Volunteer Fire Department
Obtaining the equipment will allow the Department, which services 120 square miles in the Reeltown area, to meet safety standards issued by the National Fire Protection Association and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The funding was made available in the third round of Assistance to Firefighter Grant awards, issued through the Department of Homeland Security to help local fire departments acquire new emergency equipment and enhance safety operations.
The Assistance to Firefighters Grant program is one of the most popular grant programs offered by the federal government. The Department will distribute nearly $500 million in grants across the country this year.
Alabama’s local fire departments have benefited from the program in the past. Fire departments in Alabama were awarded over $19 million in grants last year, the fifth-highest total in the country.
“I am pleased to announce this funding of $75,154 for the Reeltown Volunteer Fire Department,” Sessions said. “Firefighters risk their lives to protect our community, and it’s critical we keep their equipment and training up-to-date. This important Homeland Security grant will help volunteers at the Reeltown fire department better serve their community.”
Federal grant programs are one way that local leaders, elected officials, and non-profit organizations can secure funding for local community improvement projects. Twenty-six federal agencies administer over 1,000 different competitive grant programs each year.
Sessions’ Birmingham office includes a full-time staff member to help local officials around the state seeking federal grants. In the last two years, the office assisted in obtaining over $170 million in federal funds for communities and organizations in Alabama.
Sessions’ office also publishes a Weekly Grants Advisory, available on Sessions’ website, www.sessions.senate.gov, to make grant information and application procedures more accessible to leaders in Alabama.
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