The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $2,273,163 Port Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.056) project grant to Harris County, Texas, with a performance period of September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2027. This grant funding is intended to enhance maritime security and protect critical transportation infrastructure in the Houston metropolitan area from potential terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies. The grant will support a range of maritime security...
<p>Harris County received a $1,302,200 project grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Port Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.056). The grant will fund security enhancements from September 2021 through August 2024. As part of the Port Security Grant Program, which provides funding to transportation infrastructure security activities, the award will support improving safety and protections for the Port of Houston.</p>
Harris County received a $1.7 million project grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on September 12, 2022 under the Port Security Grant Program. The Port Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.056) aims to strengthen security at the nation's port facilities by providing funding for transportation infrastructure security activities. With this funding, Harris County will enhance security at the Port of Houston through projects that further the program's goal of protecting critical port...
The City of Houston was awarded a $2,301,631.00 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Port Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.056) on September 1, 2024. The grant supports the City's efforts to enhance maritime security and protect critical transportation infrastructure in the Houston area from potential terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies. Key project activities funded through this award include the procurement of patrol vessels,...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $1,225,000 Project Grant under the Port Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.056) to the Port of Houston Authority in Houston, Texas. This federal grant funding supports the Port of Houston Authority, a state government entity and port authority, in enhancing maritime security and protecting critical transportation infrastructure along the Gulf Coast. The grant award will fund initiatives such as the procurement of patrol vessels,...
This $1,332,661.00 federal Project Grant award was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Port Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.056) on August 28, 2023. The grant recipient, the Port of Houston Authority, will use the funds to support port infrastructure security activities. The Port of Houston Authority is the largest port on the Gulf Coast and a major provider of goods and services related to port dredging, spoils placement, and security enhancements through past...
The City of Houston was awarded a $2.49 million Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on September 21, 2022 under the Port Security Grant Program. The Port Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.056) aims to strengthen security at ports nationwide through transportation infrastructure and security activities. With this funding, the City of Houston's Homeland Security division will enhance port security for the local area through measures authorized under the program to further...
The City of Houston was awarded a $1,013,002 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Port Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.056). The grant will fund port security activities from September 2021 through August 2024. The Port Security Grant Program aims to help protect critical port infrastructure from risks associated with potential terrorist attacks, other security incidents, or natural disasters. Based on program guidelines, it appears the City of Houston will use...
The City of Houston received a $1,827,339.00 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on August 28, 2023 under the Port Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.056). The grant funding supports the City's delivery of critical transportation security enhancements, including specialized training, equipment procurement, and operational readiness for law enforcement teams such as SWAT, Bomb Squad, and Aviation Units to counter terrorism and respond to incidents involving...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $912,291 Port Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.056) project grant to Port Freeport, a U.S. local government port authority in Freeport, Texas. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will support enhancing maritime security and protecting critical transportation infrastructure at the port through September 2027. Typical funded projects under this program include procurement of patrol vessels, communications equipment, surveillance systems,...