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Saturday, November 21, 2009

DHS, Fire Grants Funded

Congress passed the FY2008 omnibus appropriations bill, which President Bush signed the bill into law Wednesday while traveling on Air Force One. The approximately $550 billion omnibus spending bill for the federal government — excluding funding for the Department of Defense that was passed before Thanksgiving — includes funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This legislation includes a number of successes for America’s fire service; it includes an increase of more than $75 million for the SAFER grant program, an increase of $13 million for the FIRE grant program, a $50 million increase for the Urban ...

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