Port receives $813K federal security grant

The grant will allow the port to update and expand its video security and surveillance system as well as make other improvements.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 8:45 p.m. July 9, 2020
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Courtesy. Port Manatee is receiving a federal grant for $813,090 for multiple security-related enhancements.
Courtesy. Port Manatee is receiving a federal grant for $813,090 for multiple security-related enhancements.
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PALMETTO — Port Manatee will receive a federal grant for $813,090 for multiple security-related enhancements.               

The award comes from the Port Security Grant Program of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to a press release. With this latest award, Port Manatee has received more than $13 million in federal grant support for security initiatives since 2005.

 

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