Connecticut Receives $12.4M In Federal Emergency Preparedness Funding

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the State of Connecticut over $12 million in federal funding to enhance the capacity of state and local emergency responders to prepare for, prevent, respond to and recover from potential terrorist attacks, major natural disasters and other emergencies.

The Branford Fire Department is just one of the many state and local responders to receive a FEMA grant.
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Nicole Briggs

07/31/2015 9:00 p.m.

“At a time when our nation faces unprecedented challenges abroad, our local first responders and state security keep us secure here at home. Thanks to the support of FEMA, our first responders will have the resources they need to prepare for disasters and ensure the safety of our local communities,” said a statement from U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy and U.S. Reps. John Larson, Joe Courtney, Rosa DeLauro, Jim Himes and Elizabeth Esty.

The full list of awards are as follows:

State Homeland Security Grant Programs, statewide: $3,978,000
Emergency Management Performance Grants, statewide: $4,965,015
Port Security Grant Program – Long Island Sound, Branford Fire Department: $34,851
Port Security Grant Program – Long Island Sound, City of New Haven: $260,750
Port Security Grant Program – Long Island Sound, City of Norwalk: $17,908
Port Security Grant Program – Long Island Sound, Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection: $258,590
Port Security Grant Program – Long Island Sound, Cross Sound Ferry Services, Inc.: $25,000
Port Security Grant Program – Long Island Sound, Electric Boat Corporation: $217,500
Port Security Grant Program – Long Island Sound, Milford Police Department: $18,000
Port Security Grant Program – Long Island Sound, Sprague Bridgeport: $24,012
Port Security Grant Program – Long Island Sound, The Guilford Fire Department: $24,999
Port Security Grant Program – Long Island Sound, The Town of Greenwich Police Department: $71,213
Port Security Grant Program – Long Island Sound, Town of East Lyme: $73,553
Port Security Grant Program – Long Island Sound, Town of Fairfield: $228,346
Port Security Grant Program – Long Island Sound, Town of Stratford: $37,500
Port Security Grant Program – Long Island Sound, Town of Waterford: $84,780
Transit Security Grant Program, Connecticut Department of Transportation: $2,048,216
Intercity Bus Security Grant Program, Dattco Tours, Inc.: $53,524

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