Federal funding running out...

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WASHINGTON -
Time is running out on federal funding that pays for resources and equipment for more than 500 Ohio fire departments, including 34 here in the Valley.

Senator Sherrod Brown says that funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is set to expire at the end of the month.

The department provides grants to local fire departments to purchase new equipment, protective gear, and emergency vehicles.

Fire departments in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana Counties have submitted applications totaling $6,829,783.

Brown says that if congress does not pass an extension of funding for DHS by Feb. 27, the resources would be delayed under a DHS shutdown.

The applications have been made through three federal programs – the Assistance to Firefighter Grant Program, the Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program, and the Fire Prevention & Safety Grant Program.

While funding decisions are scheduled to begin next month, Brown says that a DHS shutdown would delay the grants until the agency is funded.

Below is a county-by-countybreakdown of Assistance to Firefighters Grant applications for Fiscal Year 2014:

Mahoning County

Organization Name                        Program Name                 Total Budget     Federal Share

Austintown Fire Dept.                  Operations and Safety        $90,600             $82,364

Austintown Fire Dept.                  Vehicle Acquisition             $375,000           $340,910

Beaver Two, Fire Dept.                Operations and Safety         $69,400             $66,096

Campbell Fire Dept.                      Operations and Safety        $86,851             $82,716

Coitsville Vol. Fire Dept.               Vehicle Acquisition            $260,300           $247,905

Green Township                             Vehicle Acquistion            $185,000           $176,191

Jackson Volunteer Fire Dept.         Operations and Safety       $94,905              $90,386

Lowellville Vol. Fire Dept.              Operations and Safety       $41,636             $39,654

Milton Township Vol. Fire Dept.     Vehicle Acquisition           $50,000             $47,620

Western Reserve Jt. Fire Dist.        Operations and Safety       $37,000             $35,239

Youngstown Fire Dept.                   Operations and Safety       $27,040             $24,582

                                                                            TOTAL          $1,317,732        $1,233,663

 

Trumbull County

Organization Name                         Program Name                 Total Budget     Federal Share

Braceville Twp. Fire Dept.             Operations and Safety       $301,086         $286,749

Bristol Twp. Vol. Fire Dept.           Vehicle Acquisition            $425,000         $404,762

Brookfield Twp. Fire Dept.             Operations and Safety       $279,052         $265,764

Burghill Vernon Vol. Fire Dept.     Operations and Safety        $23,260          $22,153

Champion Fire Dept.                      Operations and Safety        $92,940         $88,515

Niles Fire Dept.                               Vehicle Acquisition            $420,000       $400,000

Cortland Fire Dept.                         Operations and Safety        $21,160         $20,153

Cortland Fire Dept.                         Vehicle Acquisition            $415,000      $395,239

Eagle Joint Fire Dist. (Hubbard)     Operations and Safety        $130,720      $118,837

Farmington Volunteer Fire Dept.    Vehicle Acquisition           $129,700      $123,524

Farmington Volunteer Fire Dept.    Operations and Safety        $55,555        $52,910

Fowler Volunteer Fire Dept.           Operations and Safety        $25,676        $24,454

Girard Fire Dept.                             Vehicle Acquisition            $487,000      $463,810

Howland Fire Dept.                         Vehicle Acquisition           $776,000      $739,048

Howland Fire Dept.                         Operations and Safety         $139,548      $132,903

Kinsman Twp. Vol Fire Dept.         Operations and Safety         $113,833       $108,413

Liberty Fire Department                  Vehicle Acquisition             $493,140       $469,658

Liberty Fire Department                  Operations and Safety         $80,610         $76,772

McDonald Vol. Fire Dept.               Vehicle Acquisition             $121,100      $115,334

McDonald Vol. Fire Dept.               Operations and Safety          $76,832        $73,174

Southington Vol. Fire Dept.             Vehicle Acquisition             $25,000       $23,810

Warren Fire Dept.                            Vehicle Acquistion              $116,005     $105,460

Warren Twp. Fire Dept.                  Vehicle Acquisition              $450,000      $428,572

Warren Twp. Fire Dept.                  Operations and Safety          $218,750      $208,334

Weathersfield Twp. Fire Dept.       Operations and Safety           $357,560      $340,534

                                                                            TOTAL             $5,774,527    $5,388,882

Columbiana County

Organization Name                         Program Name              Total Budget     Federal Share

Highlandtown Vol. Fire Dept         Operations and Safety     $23,000             $21,905

Negley Vol. Fire Dept.                   Operations and Safety     $98,900             $94,191

Salem Fire Dept.                            Operations and Safety     $42,000             $40,000

Salineville Fire Dept.                     Operations and Safety     $28,685             $27,320

Wellsville Vol. Fire Dept.              Operations and Safety      $24,992             $23,802

                                                                        TOTAL           $217,577            $207,218

TOTAL FOR THREE COUNTIES                                     $7,309,836         $6,829,763

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WASHINGTON -
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