FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | OSLDPS | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1998 | 202/307-0703 |
41 JURISDICTIONS RECEIVE NEARLY
$12 MILLION TO COMBAT DOMESTIC TERRORISM
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Justice Department today awarded 41 localities approximately $12 million to help them acquire personal protective, chemical/biological detection, decontamination and communications equipment for response to terrorist incidents. The State and Local Domestic Preparedness Equipment Support Program is administered by the Justice Department's Office of Justice Programs (OJP).
"The first hours of a terrorist attack are critical," said Attorney General Janet Reno. "This equipment will help local emergency personnel save lives, right there on the front line."
Localities may use funding to purchase emergency response equipment required by fire, emergency medical services, hazardous materials response units and law enforcement agencies. Due to the limited funding available for Fiscal Year 1998, eligibility was restricted to the nation's 120 largest counties and cities.
"We recognize that the threat of a terrorist attack on America's communities is not only frightening, but very real," said Laurie Robinson, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). "Providing the necessary funding to localities to better protect themselves from such attacks is a top priority of the Justice Department, the Attorney General and the entire Administration."
Grant applications submitted needed to reflect the jurisdiction's prioritized equipment needs for first-responder agencies. In keeping with the comprehensive approach of OJP's and the Department's domestic preparedness initiative, first responders receiving equipment under this program will also receive training on the use of that equipment.
The State and Local Domestic Preparedness Equipment Support Program was developed in coordination and cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI's) Weapons of Mass Destruction Counter-Terrorism Center and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This program is just one part of an overall government-wide effort to enhance the capabilities of state and local jurisdictions to plan for and respond to acts of terrorism.
To obtain additional information about the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) or its other bureaus and programs, visit the OJP website at https://ojp.gov.
Attached is a list of the 1998 State and Local Domestic Preparedness Equipment Support Program grant recipients.
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STATE |
GRANT RECIPIENT |
LOCAL CONTACT | FY 98 AWARD |
Arizona | City of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ | David Smithwick 602/261-8502 | $440,915 |
California | City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA | C.G. Roper 213/485-4011 |
497,255 |
California | City of San Diego, San Diego, CA | Michael T. Uberuaga 619/236-5941 |
500,000 |
California | City of San Jose, San Jose, CA | Frances E. Winslow 408/277-4595 |
250,000 |
California | County of San Joaquin, Stockton, CA | Ronald E. Baldwin 209/468-3962 |
133,750 |
California | Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Monterey Park, CA | Margie V. Gomez 213/526-5408 |
498,984 |
California | San Francisco City and County
Office of the Mayor,
San Francisco, CA |
John F. Brown 415/554-9966 |
135,970 |
California | San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, Redwood City, CA | William Lent 650/363-4366 |
249,947 |
Colorado | City and County of Denver, Denver, CO | Garry Graham 303/640-2616 | 144,501 |
Florida | City of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL | Robert M. Patterson 904/630-2472 |
246,529 |
Florida | County of Broward, Fort Lauderdale, FL | Glenn Margoles 954/831-3933 |
494,110 |
Florida | County of Metro-Dade, Miami, FL | Chuck Lanza 305/273-6707 |
500,000 |
Florida | Hillsborough County Board of
County Commissioners,
Tampa, FL |
Wade DeHate 813/272-6600 | 250,000 |
Florida | Orange County Board of Commissioners, Orlando, FL | William Sturgeon 407/317-7506 |
250,000 |
Florida | Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, FL | Randy Sheppard 561/233-0010 |
249,485 |
Georgia | County of Cobb, Marietta, GA | Ted McClung 770/528-8000 |
117,686 |
Illinois | Lake County, Waukegan, IL | Terry Mastandrea 847/540-5070 |
149,300 |
Indiana | City of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN | Stephen Robertson 317/327-3900 |
250,000 |
Maryland | City of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD | Gary E. Frederick 410/396-7544 |
214,050 |
Maryland | Montgomery County, Rockville, MD | Theodore L. Jarboe 301/217-2560 |
249,915 |
Maryland | Prince George's County, Upper Marlboro, MD | Ronald J. Siarnicki 301/883-5200 |
250,000 |
Michigan | City of Detroit, Detroit, MI | Ronald, Naumann 313/596-2921 |
500,000 |
Missouri | County of St. Louis, Clayton, MO | Robert C. Young 314/469-3141 |
494,552 |
Missouri | Jackson County, Kansas City, MO | Marlene Nagel 816/474-4240 |
250,000 |
New Jersey | County of Middlesex, New Brunswick, NJ | Richard F. Kozub 732-727-6626 |
249,290 |
New Jersey | Union County, Elizabeth, NJ | Ben Laganga 908/654-9881 |
147, 530 |
New York | New York City Office of the Mayor, New York, NY | Steven Kuhr 212/442-9260 |
499,799 |
New York | Suffolk County, Hauppauge, NY | Joseph C. Michaels 516/853-4027 |
499,904 |
New York | Westchester County, White Plains, NY | Louis J. Liberatore 914/741-4235 |
250,000 |
Ohio | Board of Lucas County Commissioners, Toledo, OH | William S. Halsey 419/245-0662 |
147,501 |
Ohio | City of Cleveland Office of the Mayor, Cleveland, OH | William M. Denihan 216/664-2200 |
149,895 |
Ohio | City of Columbus Office of the Mayor, Columbus, OH | Mike Fultz 614/645-7391 |
250,000 |
Ohio | Hamilton County Board of Commissioners, Cincinnati, OH | Don Maccarone 513/851-7080 |
250,000 |
Oklahoma | County of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK | David Tillotson 918/596-5631 | 149,997 |
Tennessee | County of Shelby, Memphis, TN | Mike Molder 901/385-5127 |
250,000 |
Texas | City of Austin, Austin, TX | Steve Collier 512/370-8800 |
150,000 |
Texas | County of Tarrant, Fort Worth, TX | Lisa McMillan 817/884-2643 |
500,000 |
Virginia | Fairfax County, Fairfax, VA | Larry Johnson 703/246-2549 |
249,759 |
Washington | City of Seattle, Seattle, WA | A. Dennis Vickery 206/386-1400 |
150,000 |
Washington | King County, Seattle, WA | Shad Burcham 206/205-8106 |
499,650 |
Wisconsin | City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI | Gloria Murawsky 414/286-8982 |
147,446 |
TOTAL | $11,857,720 |