Reps. Bishop, Scott Urge FEMA to Make Emergency Rural Telecom Equipment Eligible for Hazard Mitigation Funds
November 04, 2021
November 04, 2021
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021:
Yesterday afternoon, U.S. Representatives Austin Scott (R-GA-08) and Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02) sent a letter to Deanne Criswell, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), urging the agency to allow rural communities to utilize FEMA hazard mitigation grants to upgrade telecommunications equipment that is crucial for public safety efforts during . . .
Yesterday afternoon, U.S. Representatives Austin Scott (R-GA-08) and Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02) sent a letter to Deanne Criswell, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), urging the agency to allow rural communities to utilize FEMA hazard mitigation grants to upgrade telecommunications equipment that is crucial for public safety efforts during . . .