Governor Mike Parson announced that the Missouri Department of Public Safety has approved 70 grants totaling $5 million to law enforcement, fire service, and EMS providers in class three counties across the state for new equipment to allow first responders to better respond to emergencies and provide additional protection as they do their jobs.
Grant funded equipment includes patrol vehicles, mobile data terminals, body cameras, firefighter turnout gear, extrication equipment, ambulances, cardiac monitors, pediatric resuscitation devices, and emergency communications radios.
Grants were awarded as follows:
-Fire Safety: A total of 35 fire service agencies have been approved to receive a total of over $1,380,000 for equipment, including self-contained breathing apparatus and cylinders, thermal imaging cameras, turnout gear, extrication equipment, firefighting tanker trucks, support vehicles, and interoperable radios.
-EMS: A total of 18 emergency medical service providers have been approved to receive a total of over $2,880,000 for equipment, including ambulances, ambulance remounts, automatic compression devices, video laryngoscopes, cardiac monitors, pediatric resuscitation devices, training mannequins, laptops, and emergency communications radios.
-Law Enforcement: A total of 17 law enforcement agencies have been approved to receive a total of over $735,000 for equipment, including patrol vehicles, mobile data terminals, body cameras, prisoner transport cages, and interoperable communications radios.
You can view the full list of recipients here.
Funding for this public safety grant is part of Governor Parson’s plan for Missouri’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and was made possible through Missouri House Bill 20 Section 20.150. The Missouri Department of Public Safety is the grant administrator.
Eligible grant expenditures include equipment and supplies. A 50 percent local match is required. A local agency’s match may be retroactive to March 2020. Local ARPA grant funds may be utilized for the local match.