WASHINGTON, July 2, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC) Chair Alex Hoehn-Saric announced
today 22 awardees of a grant program aimed at preventing carbon
monoxide (CO) poisoning. The state and local governments were
selected by CPSC, from a group of 31 applicants. CPSC will provide
more than $3 million in federal
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Grant Program (COPPGP)
funds that will be matched by $1
million in recipient funds. This will fund state and local
government efforts to reduce deaths and injuries from carbon
monoxide poisoning.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Grant Program
Awards
Awardee
|
State
|
Award
Amount
|
Alaska Department of
Public Safety
|
Alaska
|
$100,000.00
|
City of Huntington
Beach
|
California
|
$53,400.00
|
City & County of
Denver
|
Colorado
|
$82,500.00
|
Government of District
of Columbia
|
District of
Columbia
|
$130,000.00
|
State of Georgia
Department of Public Health
|
Georgia
|
$178,577.93
|
City of
Aurora
|
Illinois
|
$51,000.00
|
Louisiana State Fire
Marshal
|
Louisiana
|
$37,500.00
|
Maryland Department of
State Police
|
Maryland
|
$200,000.00
|
City of
Boston
|
Massachusetts
|
$260,031.75
|
City of
Pontiac
|
Michigan
|
$300,000.00
|
Minnesota Department of
Public Safety
|
Minnesota
|
$200,000.00
|
New Hampshire
Department of Safety
|
New
Hampshire
|
$90,772.50
|
City of
Jamestown
|
New York
|
$176,297.23
|
City of
Syracuse
|
New York
|
$50,000.00
|
County of
Rockland
|
New York
|
$100,000.00
|
Gates Fire
District
|
New York
|
$50,000.00
|
City of
Akron
|
Ohio
|
$76,460.00
|
City of
Portland
|
Oregon
|
$320,000.00
|
City of
Sevierville
|
Tennessee
|
$41,250.00
|
Tennessee Department of
Commerce and Insurance
|
Tennessee
|
$300,000.00
|
Vermont Department of
Public Safety
|
Vermont
|
$50,772.01
|
Central Pierce Fire
& Rescue
|
Washington
|
$187,500.00
|
CPSC's grant program is authorized through the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon
Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2022 to provide eligible
state, local, and tribal governments with grants to purchase and
install CO alarms in residential homes and dwelling units of
low-income families or elderly people and facilities that serve
children or the elderly, including childcare centers, public
schools and senior centers, and to develop training and public
education programs with the goal of preventing CO poisoning. This
legislation was sponsored by Sen. Amy
Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) and
Sen. John Hoeven (R-North Dakota) in the Senate, and Rep.
Buddy Carter (R-Georgia) and Rep. Annie Kuster (D-New
Hampshire) in the House. President Joe Biden signed the bill into law on
March 15, 2022.
"Following the deaths of two boys from carbon monoxide poisoning
in their home, Congress enacted this grant program to prevent
future tragedies. I am pleased that we are moving forward with
these 22 grants to states and localities that will enable them to
educate their residents and prevent CO poisoning in their
communities," said CPSC Chair Alex
Hoehn-Saric.
Grantees will have two years to use the funding to purchase and
install CO alarms and complete training and education
efforts.
The burning of fuels produces CO, which is a colorless, odorless
gas. Exposure to unhealthy levels of CO can lead to CO poisoning, a
serious health condition that could result in death. Unintentional
CO poisoning from motor vehicles and fuel-burning appliances, such
as furnaces, water heaters, portable generators, and stoves,
annually kill more than 400 individuals. CO alarms save lives and
should be installed on every level and outside sleeping areas in
residences.
Visit CPSC's Carbon Monoxide Information Center to learn more
about the dangers of CO and how to protect families from invisible
killer.
https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety-Education-Centers/Carbon-Monoxide-Information-Center
See CPSC's 2023 Telly Award-winning Public Service Announcement
(PSA) "One Portable Generator Produces the Same Amount of Carbon
Monoxide as Hundreds of Cars."
Individual Commissioners may have statements related to this
topic. Please visit www.cpsc.gov/commissioners to search for
statements related to this or other topics.
About the U.S. CPSC
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with
protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death
associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products.
Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related
incidents cost the nation more than $1
trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of
consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of
injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50
years.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject
to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in
consultation with the CPSC.
For lifesaving information:
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