Securing our Homeland: Protecting Our Urban Areas

Release Date: 05/14/03 00:00:00

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 14, 2003

Today the Department of Homeland Security announced the allocation of $700 million dollars from the FY '03 Supplemental Budget to enhance the security of urban areas with high density population areas and critical infrastructure.    

"One of the most important responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security is to enhance the capabilities of our nation's first responders and first preventers who devote themselves to preventing terrorism and responding to emergencies," said Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge.  "These grants demonstrate our strong commitment to provide assistance to the men and women on the front lines of the war against terrorism.  The dissemination of this funding takes into account threats, population density and the presence of critical infrastructure which will best help to secure our homeland in an environment where we must ensure maximum benefit is derived from every security dollar."

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