Developed in cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bomb Making Materials Awareness Program is designed to assist local law enforcement agencies to engage a wide spectrum of private sector establishments within their jurisdictions that manufacture, distribute, or sell products that contain homemade explosive precursor chemicals.
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Donna London of ETV Radio's Your Day talks with Randy Cole, the town administrator of Saluda, about a project to provide housing for new teachers that earned the town a 2009 Municipal Achievement Award. Listen on Thursday, November 26 from 12 - 1 p.m. on ETV Radio.
The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant provides funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to help them increase the number of trained, "front-line" firefighters available in their communities. The grant application period begins on November 16 and closes on December 18.
The Government Finance Officers Association offers a whitepaper that describes the characteristics of a "resilient" financial system and illustrates them with real-life examples from local governments that have achieved resiliency.
Watch general sessions, selected workshops and interviews with participants of the National League of Cities 2009 Congress of Cities in San Antonio.