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July 18, 2007

Providence to get anti-terror aid

WASHINGTON -- A new round of federal anti-terror grants to cities will send $5.2 million to Providence -- after it was cut out of anti-terror funding last year.

The anti-terror aid is expected to be announced today by the Department of Homeland Security.

An early copy of the national list of grant amounts to the 46 recipient cities was obtained by The Associated Press.

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has said cities should not compare one year's award to the next. He says the program is designed to provide aid where the need is greatest in order to make the entire country safer from terrorist attacks.

The money can be spent to train, equip, and better protect police, fire, and emergency personnel.

-- The Associated Press

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