Items tagged: grant approval

Champaign County Fire Departments Awarded Grant for Personal Protective Equipment

The Champaign Fire Department completed the application process for a regional Assistance to Firefighters Grant made available to fire departments to help offset unanticipated costs for Personal Protective Equipment associated with the COVID-19 response. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded the grant which will provide funding to ten Champaign County Fire Departments who chose […]


Champaign City Council Approves the Assistance to Firefighters Grant

For Immediate Release The Champaign Fire Department has been awarded $183,478 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Assistance to Firefighters Grant for technical rescue training. This grant has a City match of $18,347 for a total of $201,825 for continued training. In January 2016, the Champaign Fire Department applied for the FEMA Assistance to […]