The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is getting federal help to more quickly trace contaminated food to grocery stores and other distribution points. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration grants of $600,000 over three years will help the agriculture department quickly …
Kansas State University is receiving a $120,000 federal grant to develop a training program on grain dust safety and explosion hazards at mills and elevators. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the award Tuesday. Kansas State is among 72 …
A Kentucky fire department should soon be near its full force after the city of Lexington received a $2.6 million federal grant. International Association of Fire Fighters Local 526 President Chris Bartley told the Lexington Herald-Leader that the grant announced …
The Warwick Fire Department is getting a federal grant for $683,451 to help it buy a new aerial ladder truck. The award was announced by Rhode Island U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin. Fire …
A southwestern Indiana town has won a $600,000 grant to address its long-running flooding woes by improving its drainage infrastructure. Newburgh town manager Cynthia Burger tells the Evansville Courier & Press that the funding will add piping for drainage systems …
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is receiving a $25 million federal grant to research various forms of E. coli bacteria. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday that it has awarded the grant to help reduce the public health risks from …
The Lafayette Fire Department, in Louisiana, has received a federal grant for equipment to monitor carbon monoxide exposure. The $22,400 grant will go to the purchase of seven devices known as pulse oximeters. Authorities say the devices provide a quick …
Arkansas’ southeastern-most county will receive a federal grant to rebuild a bridge that collapsed during massive flooding along the Mississippi River and its tributaries earlier this year. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Monday that a $1.27 million grant had …