DHS awards more than $140 million in port security grants

DHS awards more than $140 million in port security grants    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will issue more than $140 million in security grants to seaports scattered throughout the country.
   The department said its fiscal 2005 Port Security Grant Program uses a “risk-based formula” that considers a port’s “threat, vulnerability, and consequence.” The grants help ports to secure their operations against threats from small craft, underwater attacks and truck bombs.
   DHS designed the program in coordination with the Transportation Department and the American Association of Port Authorities. DHS has collectively awarded $489.4 million in previous rounds.
   For a list of port areas eligible for consideration of funding, access on line: https://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?content=4502.