Neguse Passes $500,000 in Federal Funding Through the House to Build a Search and Rescue Training Center and Vehicle Storage Facility in Frisco

Washington, D.C.—Today, Congressman Joe Neguse passed $500,000 in federal funding through the House to build a Search and Rescue Training Center and Vehicle Storage Facility in Frisco. The current facility in Frisco is a dilapidated structure that lacks adequate heat, space for vehicles and equipment and offers no appropriate training space. This funding would build a facility that can provide necessary and appropriate training and storage space to both the Sheriff’s special operations group and the non-profit volunteer Summit County Rescue Group.

In total, Congressman Neguse secured over $7 million in funding for community projects in his district to be included in the end of year spending bills.

“Without the infrastructure to support emergency response efforts, our communities will be unable to sufficiently respond when it matters most,” said Congressman Joe Neguse. “Building a facility to safely store vehicles and centralize emergency response efforts in Frisco will support our mountain communities and the vital search and rescue operations that take place in Summit County. I am pleased that funding for this important project has passed the House.”

Read Congressman Neguse’s full request here.

Neguse submitted several Community Project Funding requests to the Appropriations Committee, and has had remarkable success advocating for projects in Colorado’s 2nd District. The Frisco Search and Rescue Training Center and Vehicle Storage Facility is among the 10 Neguse-sponsored projects to be funded by this round of appropriations. 

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