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Disaster Relief & Preparedness

August 21, 2023

COLUMBUS, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that the Columbus Fire and EMS Department was awarded $315,757.89 through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighter Grants program.

August 18, 2023

ROBERTA, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that the Crawford County and Grady County received nearly $1.1 million through the Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) program.

August 2, 2023

MONTEZUMA, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) of $105,942 to the city of Montezuma, Georgia.

Extreme weather, including hurricanes and tornadoes, have caused significant damage to Middle & Southwest Georgia. These events can have lingering effects on families and communities.


April 6, 2023
ROBERTA, GA – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced that the Crawford County Commission is receiving a $223,600 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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Congressman Bishop presents a ceremonial “big check” in Colquitt, GA, representing the $161,167 he secured in federal funds for the Miller  Baker Emergency Communications Center to update its 911 emergency consoles
March 15, 2023
COLQUITT, GA – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) presented a ceremonial check at the Miller County Commission offices which represent the $161,167 in federal funding that the Congressman secured as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill.
March 7, 2023
MACON, GA – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced that the Georgia Rural Water Association (GRWA), through the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA), is the recipient of a $1,185,867 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA).
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Congressman Bishop presents a ceremonial “big check” in Camilla, GA, representing the $3,941,986 he secured in federal funds for the Southwest GA Regional Commission to help local governments update their emergency communications equipment.
February 16, 2023
CAMILLA, GA On Friday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) presented a ceremonial check to the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission representing the $3,941,986 in federal funding that the Congressman secured for the organization as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill.
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Congressman Bishop discusses the USDA Emergency Rural Health Care Grant award to Crisp Regional Hospital
August 11, 2022
CORDELE, GA – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small visited Crisp Regional Hospital and toured its facilities.