LIEBERMAN ANNOUNCES OVER $15 MILLION IN HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS

Funds Strengthen CT's Preparedness and Resilience to Emergencies

WASHINGTON—Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman announced Thursday that Connecticut will receive $15,029,871 in federal homeland security grants. Preliminary totals for several of these grants were announced in December, and today’s announcement reflects the final allocation for the grants listed below.

“Given the current economic stress on state and local governments and the continuing threats to our homeland from homegrown and foreign terrorists, these grants are more crucial than ever,” Lieberman said. “I know Connecticut’s first responders will use this money effectively and efficiently to prepare for and prevent both everyday emergencies and catastrophic disasters.”

The $8.89 million Connecticut has been awarded from the State Homeland Security Program is the state’s largest homeland security grant this fiscal year, and will be used to address equipment, training and other preparedness needs across the state. In addition, the Bridgeport area will receive over $2.8 million from the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant program, and the Hartford region will get over $2.75 million in UASI grants.

For more information on the grants, please visit the Department of Homeland Security’s Website.

A complete list of the funds is as follows:

•State Homeland Security Program - $8,894,442
•Urban Areas Security Initiative - $2,812,361 for the Bridgeport area
•Urban Areas Security Initiative - $2,752,043 for the Hartford area
•Metropolitan Medical Response System - $317,419
•Citizen Corps Program - $178,606
•Nonprofit Security Grant Program - $75,000 for St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport

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