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Homeland Security 5 Year Anniversary 2003 - 2008, One Team, One Mission Securing the Homeland

Funding Report: Helping Our Nation's First Responders

Release Date: 06/13/03 00:00:00

The Department of Homeland Security is pleased to announce the award of nearly $400 million dollars today to ten states to help enhance response and preparedness capabilities for first responders and state and local governments.  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has made available more than $4.4 billion dollars in funding for grants since March 1, 2003.  

GRANTS FOR STATES, CITIES, URBAN AREAS and FIRST RESPONDERS

  • March 7, 2003 - $566 million was made available to the states and cities from the FY '03 budget to assist first responders in the form of funding for equipment, training, planning and exercises.  
  • March 10, 2003 - $750 million was made available for firefighter assistance grants from the FY '03 budget to help rural, urban and suburban fire departments better train, prepare and equip themselves.  
  • April 8, 2003 - $100 million was made available from the FY '03 Budget to the New York City area, Los Angeles area, San Francisco area, Chicago area, Seattle area, Houston area and the National Capital Region as part of the urban area security initiative to help enhance the local government's ability to secure large population areas and critical infrastructure.  
  • April 16, 2003 - $165 million was awarded from the FY '03 budget to help state and local governments plan and prepare for all hazards planning, training, exercising and facilities.  
  • April 30, 2003 - $1.5 billion was made available to the states and localities from the FY '03 Supplemental Budget to help state and local law enforcement personnel pay for equipment, planning, training and exercises and to offset costs associated with enhanced security measures deployed during heightened threat periods.  
  • May 14, 2003 - $700 million was allocated from the FY '03 supplemental budget as part of the urban area security initiative for 30 cities and their contiguous counties and mutual aid partners to enhance the security of urban areas with high density populations and critical infrastructure, ports and mass transit systems.  

State Homeland Security Grant awards announced today:

  • Texas             $ 78,238,000
  • Florida           $ 62,655,000
  • Illinois            $ 50,005,000
  • Washington    $ 29,971,000
  • Wisconsin      $ 27,985,000
  • Minnesota      $ 26,690,000
  • Louisiana       $ 25,037,000
  • Arkansas       $ 19,585,000
  • New Mexico $ 16,956,000
  • Maine            $ 15,232,000

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