FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DOJ
TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2002 202/307-0703
ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT ANNOUNCES NEARLY $4
MILLION
IN TERRORISM PREPAREDNESS GRANTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. ? Attorney General John
Ashcroft announced today that three states and one city have been awarded a
total of $3,777,000 million in grants to bolster domestic preparedness and
security.? The Justice Department plans
to announce awards for additional sites over the next several months.?
?Courageous local police, firefighters and
EMTs were first on the scene in the horror of September 11, and many others
like them will be first on the scene of any future attack.? These grant funds demonstrate the Administration?s
commitment to equipping those on the domestic front lines ? our state and local
emergency first responders ? to respond to terrorist attacks,? said Attorney
General Ashcroft.? ?The grants are an
important part of our fight against terrorism, and representative of the
federal, state and local cooperation necessary to win that fight.??
Delaware, Kansas and New Hampshire will
receive awards through the Office for Domestic Preparedness? State Domestic
Preparedness Equipment Program.? The
funds will be used to purchase specialized equipment for emergency response
agencies, including law enforcement personnel, fire and emergency medical
services and hazardous materials response units, who would be the first
responders to terrorist acts.
All 50 states, the territories, and the
District of Columbia will receive funds through this
program to purchase a wide array of equipment including personal
protective equipment; chemical, biological or radiological detection equipment;
chemical, biological or radiological decontamination equipment; and
communications equipment.? To qualify
for funding, states, territories, and the District of Columbia first had to
conduct a comprehensive assessment of risk, capabilities and needs related to a
potential terrorist attack, and develop a multi-year Statewide Domestic
Preparedness Strategy that guides their spending of these funds.
The Attorney General also announced today
that the City of Glendale, California will receive funds through the
Department?s Nunn-Lugar-Domenici (NLD) Domestic Preparedness Program, which
provides the nation?s 120 largest jurisdictions with a combination of training,
exercises and equipment acquisition support tailored to local needs.? The city will use the funds to purchase specialized
domestic preparedness training equipment for law enforcement personnel, local
hazardous materials personnel, and fire services and emergency medical services
personnel.
These awards represent the Administration?s
continuing support of state and local emergency first responders through ODP?s
State Domestic Preparedness Equipment Program and the Nunn-Lugar-Domenici
Domestic Preparedness Program.?
For more information on the Office of
Domestic Preparedness (ODP) and other OJP programs, please see OJP's Website
at:? http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/
Media calls should be directed to David Hess
in OJP?s Office of Congressional and Public Affairs at 202/307-0703.
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Department of Justice
Office for Domestic Preparedness
Awards to Cities and States to Bolster Domestic
Preparedness and Combat Terrorism
City/State |
Awardee |
DOJ Program |
Award Amount |
Delaware |
Delaware
Emergency Management Agency |
State
Domestic Preparedness Equipment Program |
$826,000 |
Glendale,
California |
City
of Glendale |
Nunn-Lugar-Domenici
Domestic Preparedness Program |
$280,000 |
Kansas |
Kansas
Highway Patrol |
State
Domestic Preparedness Equipment Program |
$1,651,000 |
New
Hampshire |
State
of New Hampshire |
State
Domestic Preparedness Equipment Program |
$1,020,000 |
TOTAL |
|
|
$3,777,000 |