St. Clair, Madison counties receive grant for emergency radios

Published: October 10, 2012 

The Illinois Terrorism Task Force announced Wednesday that 41 local emergency management agencies will receive a total of $416,852 in grants to help them comply with federal communications requirements.

St. Clair County will receive a $65,423 grant, and Madison County will receive a $2,697 grant to purchase emergency radios.

The grants were recently awarded by the task force using federal money Illinois receives from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The grants require a 50 percent local match because of federal grant rules.

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