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September 25, 2006

Carcieri to announce $7.8 million in security grants

CRANSTON -- Governor Carcieri plans to announce the distribution of $7.8 million in Homeland Security federal grants today.

Rhode Island learned in May that its share of homeland security grants had been cut in half because of a change in the federal distribution formula, a move that leaves many of the state's safety and security programs in jeopardy.

Carcieri will detail this year's grants at the state Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Cranston at 12:45 p.m.

At the event, Carcieri also plans to call on the Congress and the Department of Homeland Security to rework the grant funding formula so Rhode Island receives its "fair share" of security funds, according to a statement released by Carcieri's office.

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 8:02 AM | Permalink

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