Port Security Grants Total $201.2m

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that port security grants for FY 2007 will total $201.2m. Eight ports qualified for Tier I and will receive a combined total of $120 million. The Tier I ports are: New York-New Jersey (27.1 million); New Orleans ($17.3 million); Houston-Galveston ($15.7 million); LA-LB ($14.7 million); Puget Sound (12.2 million); Delaware Bay ($11.3 million); San Francisco Bay ($11.2 million); and Sabine-Neches River ($10.9 million). The remaining ports will complete for the remaining $81.2 million. Source: HK Law