$1.9m for preparedness

Press Release

On Tuesday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced final allocations for FY 20 preparedness grants. The Commonwealth was allocated $1,000,000 under the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) and $920,700 under the Emergency Management Performance Grant Program. SHSP grants support the implementation of local homeland security strategies to prevent, respond to, and recover from terrorist acts and other catastrophic events. By law, twenty-five percent of program funds are to be used for law enforcement prevention activities. The EMPG Program provides funds to help state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management agencies prepare for all hazards and assist in obtaining the resources needed to support National Preparedness Goal's associated Mission Areas and Core Capabilities.

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