State Announces Homeland Security Grants

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Published November 10, 2011 at 2:49 PM EST

The state on Wednesday announced $4.1 million in State Homeland Security Grants for 125 projects across Kentucky. The funding supports 911 programs, mobile computers and radios, bomb detection devices and first-responder training.

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