{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140222040632/http://lobiondo.house.gov/press-release/lobiondo-announces-fire-grant-hammonton-fire-department", "LoBiondo Announces Fire Grant to Hammonton Fire Department", "2013-09-25", "2013", "2013-09", "Republican", "House", "NJ", "Frank LoBiondo", "L000554", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Representative Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ-02) today announced a $17,100 federal award from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program to the Hammonton Fire Department. In total, 123 organizations in the 2nd Congressional district have been awarded more than $22 million since the program began in 2001.\n\u201cThis is welcome news for the men and women of the Hammonton Fire Department, who protect the residents of Hammonton day in and day out,\u201d said LoBiondo, a member of the Congressional Fire Caucus. \u201cGiven tight budgets at many of our municipalities, the AFG program remains a critical resource for our local first responders and an important program I am proud to support.\u201d\nThe Hammonton Fire Department previously received AFG awards in the amounts of $166,963 (2005) and $94,881 (2007).\nThe Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program awards grants directly to fire departments and emergency services to support their efforts to protect the communities they serve. The Fiscal Year 2012 program will award approximately $337.5 million in competitive grants to first responder organizations across the country to obtain critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training, and other resources required to protect the public and emergency personnel from fire and related hazards.\nThe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administers the program. For the last nine years, Congressman LoBiondo\u2019s office has hosted local seminars for area fire departments to highlight the benefits of this grant program and assist with the application process. The Fiscal Year 2012 program received 12,000 applications nationwide. More information can be found at www.fema.gov/firegrants/\n\u00a0\n\u00a0# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://web.archive.org/web/20140222040632/http://lobiondo.house.gov/press-release/lobiondo-announces-fire-grant-hammonton-fire-department"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5036370605230331, "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"}