Georgia Using Federal Funds to Give First Responders $1,000 Bonuses

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a COVID-19 briefing at the Capitol, in Atlanta, Ga., on July 17, 2020. John Bazemore/AP Photo

Firefighters and other first responders in Georgia are poised to get $1,000 bonuses, Republican leaders in the state announced Monday.

The bonuses will be paid for by COVID-19 relief funding that was allocated by Congress in March.