First Responder Grant Formulas : The 9/11 Commission Recommendation and Other Options for Congressional Action.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency medical services.

Government productivity.

Police.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (15 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines proposed alternative funding formulas for first responder grant programs and reported administrative problems that may be responsible for inordinate delays in grant funds being used by State and local governments. Discusses options Congress may wish to consider inevaluating these issues. Summarizes how DHS currently administers programs, the formulas used in allocating funds to States and localities, and actions DHS has taken to reduce delays in funding. Summarizes National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S. recommendations for State and local homeland security funding.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. First Responder Grant Formulas

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