IEMA awards $4 million in grants to support local emergency
management agencies
Logan
County EMA receives $21,185.20
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[July 11, 2012]
SPRINGFIELD -- Grants totaling $4
million awarded by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency will
help 120 city and county emergency management agencies throughout
Illinois support local disaster preparedness and response efforts.
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"When a natural disaster strikes, communities across Illinois
must be prepared to respond immediately," Gov. Pat Quinn said. "We
are committed to doing everything we can to make sure communities
have the tools they need to be ready to respond to natural disasters
as soon as possible." The Emergency Management Performance Grants
are funded through a grant IEMA receives from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency. The grants, which are awarded annually, can be
used for day-to-day operations of local emergency management
programs.
"Every disaster begins as a local emergency, and that's why it's
so important to have a sound local emergency management program,"
said IEMA Director Jonathon Monken. "Particularly in difficult
fiscal times, these grants provide needed support to ensure local
emergency management agencies are prepared to respond to disasters
in their communities."
Federal EMPG funding totaling more than $6.8 million also enables
IEMA to provide dozens of training courses, emergency response
exercise support and emergency planning assistance to emergency
management agencies statewide.
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The Logan County Emergency Management Agency is slated to receive
$21,185.20 through this grant funding.
For a list of county and municipal emergency management agencies
receiving the grants in Illinois, click here.
[Text from
Illinois
Emergency Management Agency
file received from the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
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