Missouri awards ARPA funds earmarked for first responders
Joplin-area first responders will receive more than $334,000 in federal grant money, according to an announcement from the state of Missouri. Misso...
Joplin-area first responders will receive more than $334,000 in federal grant money, according to an announcement from the state of Missouri. Missouri received more than $6.3 million in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill proposed by the White House and passed by Congress in 2021. Tasked with managing money earmarked for emergency response services, the Missouri Department of Public Safety awarded 428 grants across the state. Sandy Karsten, director of the Department of Public Safety, said in a news release that the additional funding will make a difference for such providers.