FEMA award News

FEMA Awards $15,000 Grant to Indiana Volunteer Fire Department

A volunteer fire department in northwestern Indiana has received a $15,000 federal grant to build an addition that will allow better ambulance response in its area. Democratic U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky announced Wednesday that the Hebron Volunteer Fire Department received …

FEMA Awards Nearly $1.3M to Louisiana Parish

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded nearly $1.3 million to the state to help St. John Parish repair the inside of East St. John High School’s main building. Hurricane Isaac flooded the school with eight inches of water, damaging …

Feds Give Virginia County Grant for Quake-Damaged School

Federal officials are awarding Louisa County, Va., $3.2 million to replace an elementary school that was damaged in the Aug. 23 earthquake. Gov. Bob McDonnell announced the award from the Federal Department of Emergency Management on Friday. Officials say the …