Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $178 Million in Anti-Terrorism Funding for NY
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced that New York City is set to receive $178,750,000 in federal funding to fight terrorism.
Schumer and Gillibrand also announced $76,930,000 in State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) funding for New York, which helps implement anti-terrorism strategies outside of urban areas. This funding is administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and through the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI). The UASI program provides funding to address the unique needs of high-threat, high-density urban areas by helping to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism.