Port Manatee to receive over $1M in grant funding for security enhancements

The funding is being allocated from the U.S. Department of Homeland with a portion being supplemented through a port match.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 4:50 p.m. September 17, 2021
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Courtesy. Installation of security cameras at the North Gate access control complex is among efforts proceeding at Port Manatee with a boost from federal grant funding.
Courtesy. Installation of security cameras at the North Gate access control complex is among efforts proceeding at Port Manatee with a boost from federal grant funding.
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PALMETTO — Port Manatee is set to receive more than $1 million in federal grant funding. 

The funding will be used to bolster protection against cyberthreats, upgrade the port’s wireless security network and complete a perimeter fencing project. 

 

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