Title
Authorizing the Department of Emergency Management to apply for grant funds from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through its Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, Department of Emergency Management is requesting authorization to apply for the 2025 Port Security Grant Program funds from FEMA; and
WHEREAS, the Port Security Grant Program provides funds to help protect critical port infrastructure from terrorism, enhance maritime domain awareness, improve port-wide maritime security risk management, and maintain or reestablish maritime security mitigation protocols that support port recovery and resilience capabilities; and
WHEREAS, the amount of the funding has not yet been established and there is a twenty five percent (25%) match requirement on the awarded amount; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Saint Paul, authorizes the Department of Emergency Management to apply for a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through its Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Financial Analysis
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