The Canaveral Port Authority in Florida, USA has been awarded a total of $1.149 million in federal and state grants for Port security operations and cybersecurity systems. The Port received a $1 million Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) award for Fiscal Year 2018 by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and a $149,000 grant for Fiscal Year 2019 from the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development (FSTED) program.
"Sekirite se yon pi gwo priyorite nan Port Canaveral, epi sibvansyon sa yo ede sipòte misyon nou pou asire sekirite ak sekirite pò nou an," te deklare Kapitèn John Murray, Direktè Jeneral Port. "Lajan yo pral pèmèt nou anplwaye nouvo resous ki makonnen ak dènye teknoloji yo pou amelyore mezi sekirite nou yo."
Port Canaveral se te youn nan 35 pò Ozetazini ki te resevwa sibvansyon atravè pwogram PSGP $100 milyon FEMA, ki bay sibvansyon sou yon baz konpetitif chak ane pou sipòte konstriksyon, sipò ak livrezon kapasite debaz pò yo, operatè etablisman yo, ak ajans leta ak gouvènman lokal yo. .
The Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) is authorized by Congress to support maritime transportation infrastructure security. The $1 million grant is made available by DHS and administered by FEMA to strengthen infrastructure and support efforts to achieve the National Preparedness Goal established by FEMA. Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Port Security Grants have helped the nation’s seaports enhance measures to increase security and protect vital transportation hubs and maritime borders.
Sibvansyon pou transpòtasyon ak devlopman ekonomik nan pò maritim Florid (FSTED) pral itilize pou amelyore ak amelyore ekipman deteksyon sekirite nan pò a.
