The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday announced more than $1.5 billion in FY ’13 preparedness grants to support state, local, tribal and territorial partners, with the lion’s share of the funding going toward the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP). The HSGP program, which will distribute $968 million, is for states and urban areas to prevent, protect, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and other threats. Of this amount the State Homeland Security Program will provide…
