{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clyburn.house.gov/congressman-clyburn-announces-nearly-1-million-in-federal-grants-for-fire-departments-in-the-sixth-district/", "CONGRESSMAN CLYBURN ANNOUNCES NEARLY $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL GRANTS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THE SIXTH DISTRICT", "2021-08-27", "2021", "2021-08", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "COLUMBIA, SC \u2013 Today, Congressman James E. Clyburn announced that seven fire departments in the Sixth District will receive nearly $1 million in federal grants though the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. This funding will be used to provide firefighters with improved National Fire Protection Association compliant tools as well as new state-of-the-art training programs.\n\n\u201cI am pleased to see these funds going to the hardworking firefighters throughout my district who help protect and keep us safe,\u201d said Congressman Clyburn. \u201cThese funds will ensure that each fire department has the necessary tools to effectively respond to fire emergencies and will enable them to ensure the safety of their firefighters as well as those in the community they serve.\u201d\n\nBelow are the fire departments in the Sixth District who have gotten funding this year:\n\nOrganization\n\nProgram\n\nAward Date\n\nAward Amount\n\nBolentown Fire Department\n\nOperations and Safety\n\n8/18/2021\n\n$102,159.52\n\nTown of Olar\n\nOperations and Safety\n\n8/18/2021\n\n$34,437.14\n\nElloree Fire Department\n\nOperations and Safety\n\n8/18/2021\n\n$71,842.86\n\nLebanon Fire Department of Berkeley County\n\nOperations and Safety\n\n8/13/2021\n\n$75,786.00\n\nWhitesville Rural Volunteer Fire Dept\n\nOperations and Safety\n\n8/13/2021\n\n$73,333.00\n\nCharleston County\n\nOperations and Safety\n\n7/30/2021\n\n$560,536.00\n\nWilliamsburg County\n\nOperations and Safety\n\n2/19/2021\n\n$25,966.00\n\nTotal\n\n$944,060.52", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:11:17Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://clyburn.house.gov/congressman-clyburn-announces-nearly-1-million-in-federal-grants-for-fire-departments-in-the-sixth-district/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8224730845540762, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}