The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), as amended, appropriated $210 million to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for competitive grants for modifying, upgrading, or constructing non-Federal fire stations. On September 25, 2009, FEMA awarded a grant of $4,007,374 to Snoqualmie Pass Fire & Rescue to construct a new fire station. The grant specified a period of performance from September 25, 2009, to September 24, 2012. As of April 15, 2012, Snoqualmie Pass Fire & Rescue had completed the construction of the new fire station (see figure 1) and had received reimbursements of $4,007,374 from FEMA for project design, engineering, construction, and management.