Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor | Jul 02, 2012 10:41AM EDT
The Department of Homeland Security announced more than $97 million in port security grants for the 2012 fiscal year.
The largest grants went to the Port of Los Angeles, $6.9 million; the New York City Police Department, $5.457 million; the Lower Mississippi River Port-Wide Strategic Security Council, $4.975 million; the Hawaii Department of Defense, $3.891 million; Long Beach Container Inc., $3.335 million; Port of Long Beach, $2.88 million; and PPG Industries in Lake Charles, La., $2.35 million.
The $97 million in grants pales in comparison with $235 million in the 2011 fiscal year, $288 million in 2010 and $388 million in 2009.
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