Missouri and Illinois combined will receive nearly $19.8 million in federal grants this month to improve hospital preparedness and emergency response.
SUGAR CREEK, Mo. -- Thick smoke filled the air near the BP refinery in Sugar Creek on Saturday morning after three tanker cars exploded overnight.
Important Issues
DHS/FEMA Quadrenial Homeland Security Review (QHSR) Released
2010/02/03 0915
FEMA makes determination on use of grant funding for maintenence, replacement, repair, and sustainment.
Here is FEMA Infogram #336 in PDF Format regarding use of grant funding for sustainment. The core of the information is here.
"Effective immediately, the use of FEMA preparedness grant funds for maintenance contracts, warranties, repair or replacement costs, upgrades, and user fees are allowable under all active and future grant awards, unless otherwise noted. Grantees are reminded to be sensitive to supplanting issues. Maintenance contracts, warranties, repair or replacement costs, upgrades, and user fees previously purchased with State and or local funds cannot be replaced with Federal grant funding."
12/7/2009 1103
