State Gets Boost In Homeland Security Funds

WASHINGTON - — Because of 'high-risk urban areas' Hartford and Bridgeport, Connecticut is getting a serious boost to the homeland security grant dollars to be formally announced by the Department of Homeland Security on Friday.

The state will haul in $15 million overall — up 42 percent from last year. The grant information, released by U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman's Senate homeland security committee, included about $10.6 million for the state, $2.3 million for the Hartford area and $2 million for Bridgeport.

'This funding will help Connecticut homeland security officials prevent disasters by sharing and analyzing law enforcement and terrorism information,' Lieberman said in a statement Thursday. ...