By Karen Robes Meeks
The Port of Oakland has been awarded a $1.35 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Port Security Grant Program, the port said Wednesday.
The funding, which was announced last week by FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security, will go toward round-the-clock staffing of the Security Operations Center and further strengthen a security surveillance system.
This is the latest federal grant for the Port of Oakland. In the last two years, the port has received $3.17 million toward maritime security, including funding to upgrade its port truck management system to keep an even closer eye at trucks entering and departing marine terminals.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
FEMA Awards POLB Security Grant
By Mark Edward Nero
The security division of the Port of Long Beach has been awarded $3.4 million in grants to fund ongoing projects that protect the port.
The grants, awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, go toward enhancing port security systems such as physical security equipment and monitoring and detection systems and improving the resiliency of port security systems.
“FEMA’s grant money will help us carry out important security projects and enhance our abilities to work with our security partners at the port,” Long Beach Harbor Commission President Lori Ann Guzmán said in a prepared statement.
FEMA, which is part of the US Department of Homeland Security, offers the grants for port security initiatives, and recipients like the Port of Long Beach must provide at least 25 percent of the cost of the project.
The Long Beach Harbor Department’s security division partners with local, state and federal law enforcement and security and emergency-response agencies including the Long Beach Police and Fire departments, FBI, US Customs and Border Protection and the US Coast Guard.
Security has been a priority at Long Beach, as well as at the adjoining Port of Los Angeles, since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Over the past 14 years, security operations at the port have been enhanced by $136 million in grants received.
The security division of the Port of Long Beach has been awarded $3.4 million in grants to fund ongoing projects that protect the port.
The grants, awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, go toward enhancing port security systems such as physical security equipment and monitoring and detection systems and improving the resiliency of port security systems.
“FEMA’s grant money will help us carry out important security projects and enhance our abilities to work with our security partners at the port,” Long Beach Harbor Commission President Lori Ann Guzmán said in a prepared statement.
FEMA, which is part of the US Department of Homeland Security, offers the grants for port security initiatives, and recipients like the Port of Long Beach must provide at least 25 percent of the cost of the project.
The Long Beach Harbor Department’s security division partners with local, state and federal law enforcement and security and emergency-response agencies including the Long Beach Police and Fire departments, FBI, US Customs and Border Protection and the US Coast Guard.
Security has been a priority at Long Beach, as well as at the adjoining Port of Los Angeles, since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Over the past 14 years, security operations at the port have been enhanced by $136 million in grants received.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
West Coast Ports, Terminals Awarded Security Funding
By Mark Edward Nero
More than two dozen ports and marine terminal operators throughout Washington, Oregon and California have been awarded a total of millions of dollars in grant funding from the US Department of Homeland Security through the Fiscal Year 2014 Port Security Grant Program, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said July 25.
The security grant funds go toward helping protect critical port infrastructure from terrorism, enhancing maritime domain awareness, improving port-wide maritime security risk management and maintaining or reestablishing maritime security mitigation protocols that support port recovery and resiliency capabilities.
Among the larger grant recipients for FY 2014 were the Port of Long Beach, which received about $4 million; the Port of San Diego, which was awarded $2 million; and the San Francisco and Oakland ports, which received $1.4 million and $1.3 million, respectively.
Numerous other grant recipients received between $100,000 and $600,000, including the Long Beach Container Terminal, the Marine Exchange of Los Angeles-Long Beach, Pasha Stevedoring, the Port of Everett, the Port of Port Angeles, the Port of Tacoma, the Port of Grays Harbor and the Port of Astoria. Also among the awardees is the Port of Hueneme, which is to receive $409,410.
“This funding comes at a critical time as we continue to partner with our community law enforcement partners to ramp up security and maximize the safety of the citizens we serve,” Port of Hueneme CEO & Port Director Kristin Decas said.
In all, the FY 2014 Port Security Grant Program provided about $100 million for transportation infrastructure security activities throughout the United States. A full list of the grant recipients and amounts is available at https://s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/dam-production/uploads/1406300071406-69f388acb175b5226b828476d462a5ce/GPD%20IB%20Allocation%20Announcement_Final.pdf.
More than two dozen ports and marine terminal operators throughout Washington, Oregon and California have been awarded a total of millions of dollars in grant funding from the US Department of Homeland Security through the Fiscal Year 2014 Port Security Grant Program, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said July 25.
The security grant funds go toward helping protect critical port infrastructure from terrorism, enhancing maritime domain awareness, improving port-wide maritime security risk management and maintaining or reestablishing maritime security mitigation protocols that support port recovery and resiliency capabilities.
Among the larger grant recipients for FY 2014 were the Port of Long Beach, which received about $4 million; the Port of San Diego, which was awarded $2 million; and the San Francisco and Oakland ports, which received $1.4 million and $1.3 million, respectively.
Numerous other grant recipients received between $100,000 and $600,000, including the Long Beach Container Terminal, the Marine Exchange of Los Angeles-Long Beach, Pasha Stevedoring, the Port of Everett, the Port of Port Angeles, the Port of Tacoma, the Port of Grays Harbor and the Port of Astoria. Also among the awardees is the Port of Hueneme, which is to receive $409,410.
“This funding comes at a critical time as we continue to partner with our community law enforcement partners to ramp up security and maximize the safety of the citizens we serve,” Port of Hueneme CEO & Port Director Kristin Decas said.
In all, the FY 2014 Port Security Grant Program provided about $100 million for transportation infrastructure security activities throughout the United States. A full list of the grant recipients and amounts is available at https://s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/dam-production/uploads/1406300071406-69f388acb175b5226b828476d462a5ce/GPD%20IB%20Allocation%20Announcement_Final.pdf.
