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Office for Domestic Preparedness Director Awards $11.4 Million Security
Grant to the Port of Los Angeles; Los Angeles/Long Beach Port Complex
Receives $24.2 Million
SAN PEDRO, Calif., Sep 16, 2005 -- Andy Mitchell, Director of the Department
of Homeland Security's Office for Domestic Preparedness, today presented the
Port of Los Angeles with a symbolic check for $11.4 million for the fifth
and latest round of security funding. The Port of Long Beach also received a
symbolic check for $12.8 million.
At the ceremony, moderated by U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port Peter
Neffenger, Mitchell presented the checks to Noel Cunningham, Port of Los
Angeles Director of Operations and Emergency Management, and Cosmo Perrone,
Port of Long Beach Director of Security.
The Port Security Grant Program was designed to address key national
priorities by helping to protect ports against small craft, underwater
attacks and vehicle-born improvised explosive devices. The program also
funds measures to enhance explosive detection capabilities aboard passenger
vessels and associated facilities. Recipients were selected through a
competitive peer review process using a risk-based formula weighing threat,
vulnerability and consequence. Of the 36 port areas nationwide that will
receive grant funding, four ports in the state of California received awards
totaling $33.6 million. Round 5 included $142 million in grants.
The Port of Los Angeles is America's premier port. As the leading container
port in the nation and a critical hub in the international supply chain, the
Port generates thousands of stable jobs and billions of dollars in annual
wages and tax revenues. The Port of Los Angeles also places a high priority
on responsible growth initiatives combined with high security, environmental
stewardship and community outreach. The Port of Los Angeles is a
proprietary, self-supported department of the City of Los Angeles. The Port
of Los Angeles. . . Anchoring a bright future.
Note: To obtain hi-resolution photos from today's event, please contact
Theresa Adams Lopez at (310) 732-3507.
SOURCE: Port of Los Angeles
Port of Los Angeles
Rachel Campbell, 310-732-3498
Copyright Business Wire 2005
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