FEMA gives nearly $220M to New York for counterterrorism

November 25, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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NYC AND STATEWIDE — NEARLY $220 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT COUNTERTERRORISM AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS is coming to New York State, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Monday, Nov. 25. New York City will be allocated $30,135,400 of this funding, which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is providing through its Fiscal Year 2024 Homeland Security Grant Program. FEMA’s program supports regional homeland security preparedness efforts, including planning, organization, equipment, training and exercise activities which are critical to sustaining and improving community prevention, protection, response and recovery capabilities. The New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services manages these programs in close coordination with local stakeholders.

The funding consists of three separate risk-based grants aimed at assisting state, local and tribal efforts in preventing, preparing for, protecting against and responding to acts of terrorism. Those programs are the State Homeland Security Program, the Urban Area Security Initiative and Operation Stonegarden. Investments were required to support several priority areas in building statewide capabilities: Enhancing intelligence, information sharing and analysis capabilities; enhancing the protection of soft targets/crowded places; combating domestic violent extremism; enhancing community preparedness and resilience; enhancing cybersecurity capabilities and enhancing election security.

The terror plot against the New York Stock Exchange in Lower Manhattan that the FBI foiled last week underscores the coordination of efforts between law enforcement and other public safety agencies at the local, state and federal levels, often across state lines. A Florida homeless man was arrested in the plot.

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