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BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced $1,486,506 in direct assistance grants to 98 volunteer and combination fire departments nationwide, including the Marion Fire Dept., through the agency’s FY2020 Assistance to Firefighters Grant COVID-19 Supplemental program (AFG-S).
The AFG-S Program includes grants to the following fire departments in Massachusetts:
Marion Fire Department- $12,261
Royalston Fire Department- $1,580
Sterling Fire Department- $3,463
Sherborn Fire Department- $5,476
Authorized and funded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Fiscal Year 2020 Assistance to Firefighters Grant COVID-19 Supplemental (AFG-S) is a $100 million supplemental funding opportunity to support the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE) and related disinfectant supplies and equipment to help the fire services prevent, prepare for and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.