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Idaho has $15M grant for Next Gen 911 ‘to get first responders there quicker’
Only two counties are not part of the Idaho grant. Ada County, the state’s most populous, is one of them because it started a ...
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Idaho Approves $15M Grant to Modernize 911 Call Centers
Idaho is planning to revitalize its emergency response with new tech that will connect 911 call centers, allowing dispatchers ...
States, cities face loss of vaccination programs and staff after ‘baffling’ cuts to federal funding
Millions of dollars have been pulled from state and local vaccination programs with no explanation after a review of the ...
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FEMA proposes $1B in grant cuts impacting fire, EMS and disaster preparedness programs
A proposed federal budget would eliminate funding for over half of FEMA’s emergency and homeland security grant programs, for ...
Here’s who would be hurt in Idaho by cuts to arts, humanities | Opinion
In his quest to shrink the federal government, President Donald Trump is seeking to kill the National Endowment for the Arts, ...
Idaho’s delegation has secured financial backing for rural schools | Opinion
As I continue to advocate for extending the SRS program, I also remain committed to finding a viable long-term solution that ...
Exclusive: ‘A more vulnerable nation’: FEMA acknowledges risks as it proposes nearly $1B in cuts to security, disaster grants
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has proposed cutting nearly $1 billion in grant funding for communities and first responders nationwide to better prepare for disasters and to bolster security ...