The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $912,291 Port Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.056) project grant to Port Freeport, a local government port authority in Freeport, Texas. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will fund various security enhancements at Port Freeport's facilities to bolster infrastructure security over a 36-month performance period ending August 31, 2027. Funded projects may include procurement of patrol vessels, communications equipment, surveillance systems, cybersecurity upgrades, personnel hiring, security plan development, maritime security training, and exercises. Port Freeport was also the sole sub-awardee on a $529,500 FEMA project grant in 2023, overseeing the delivery of grant-funded security services.
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