WASHINGTON – The state of Rhode Island will receive $7.5 million from the federal Department of Homeland Security to help local government agencies and organizations to respond to emergencies ranging from national disasters to terrorism, the state’s congressional delegation announced Monday.
The federal funds will be administered by the R.I. Emergency Management Agency for state and local responders to prepare for, respond to and recover from regional and national emergencies and other “mass-casualty events,” according to a joint news release issued by Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Representatives James R. Langevin and David N. Cicilline.
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The money also could be used to purchase safety equipment and emergency power generators or to conduct rescue and public safety training.
“We must invest in the emergency response capabilities of every community,” Reed said in a statement. “Rhode Island can use these federal funds for equipment and training to improve our capacity to respond to all sorts of emergencies and disasters.”
Rhode Island will receive:
- $4 million in State Homeland Security Program funding.
- $150,000 in Nonprofit Security Grant Program funding.This program provides funding support for target hardening and other physical security enhancements for nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of a terrorist attack.
