Press Release 1 Senator Frank R Lautenberg Press Release of Senator Lautenberg Lautenberg Menendez More Than 13 Million for NJ Law Enforcement Crime Prevention Science Programs Signed Into Law Heads to NJ Funds Included in FY 2008 Omnibus Bill Signed by President Contact Press Office 202 224 3224 Thursday December 27 2007 WASHINGTON D C Sen Frank R Lautenberg D NJ a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee today announced with Sen Robert Menendez D NJ that a bill including millions of dollars in federal funding they secured for law enforcement crime prevention and science programs was signed by the President and will be delivered to New Jersey The Appropriations legislation which Sen Lautenberg helped craft in committee was approved by the House and Senate and signed by the President yesterday Not only does this bill include millions of dollars for New Jersey but it provides substantial increases in state and local law enforcement funding These funds will go a long way towards making sure police officers in New Jersey have the equipment and training they need to fight crime and keep our communities safe I was proud to take part in crafting this legislation said Sen Lautenberg These important funds for our state include resources that communities will use to make our streets safer and help our law enforcement be prepared to fight crime said Sen Menendez Our states bravest deserve the resources they need to protect our communities and the funding for these programs aims to give them just that These funds were included as part of the FY 2008 Omnibus Appropriations bill Sen Lautenberg is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and helped craft these provisions Some of the projects funded in the measure are 446 500 for an ex offender initiative in Newark 357 200 for a security initiative in Elizabeth 267 000 for the New Jersey Institute of Technology to develop a child safe personalized weapon 446 500 for 911 communications system upgrades in Camden County 267 900 to the North Hudson Regional Fire Rescue Squad in West New York for an interoperability program 893 000 for Monmouth Universitys Urban Coast Institute 272 600 for Bergen Community Colleges Center for Suburban Criminal Justice 531 100 for Irvingtons Youth Development and Youth Safe Haven 484 100 for Trentons YouthStat Crime Prevention Program 1 588 600 for New Jersey Networks Statewide Law Enforcement Initiative 267 900 for Passaic County Prosecutors Offices fiber optic interoperable communications network 89 300 for DARE New Jerseys 6th grade curriculum training and deployment program 183 300 for at risk youth program in Maplewood Township 133 950 for Generations Inc for the operation of the Pendelbury Harvest Home a womens shelter for victims of domestic violence in Camden 451 200 for a juvenile re entry program in Essex County 446 500 for a Volunteers of America of the Delaware Valley program to safely and effectively help returning offenders with mental illnesses 1 339 500 for marine fisheries research 235 000 for a Delaware River enhanced flood warning system 869 500 for Richard Stockton College of New Jersey for analysis of shoreline changes 705 000 for the Fairleigh Dickinson University Cybercrime Computer Forensic Security Training Center 78 960 to the Sheriffs Association of New Jersey for a statewide accreditation program 141 000 for Doe Funds Ready Willing and Able program in Jersey City 394 800 for a county wide interoperable communication system in Bergen County 282 000 for interoperable communications in Fort Lee 211 500 for command and communication vehicle equipment in Passaic 446 500 for police and security upgrades in Paterson 564 000 for 180 Turning Lives Around for a child and teen violence reduction and treatment program in Hazlet 94 000 for Ohels at risk youth and child abuse prevention in Teaneck 282 000 for Union City anti gang and youth violence prevention 235 000 for the City of Woodbridge Police Department 352 500 for the Rights of Passage Program at Covenant House 235 000 for the Save the Youth After School and Summer Performing Arts Program in Hoboken 94 000 for the Asbury Park Enrichment and Student Success Center in Lincroft and 94 000 for Kearny Police Departments law enforcement technology system Questions or Comments Press Release 2 Senator Frank R Lautenberg Press Release of Senator Lautenberg Homeland Security Chief Follows Lautenberg s Lead Announces Risk Will Trump Politics for DHS Grants Change Will Make America Safer Lautenberg Says Tuesday January 3 2006 WASHINGTON DC Culminating a year long campaign by New Jersey Senator Frank R Lautenberg D Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff Tuesday announced that risk and vulnerability will be the benchmark for how certain homeland security grants are awarded to cities across the country Mr Chertoff rolled out plans today to assess how the Department of Homeland Security DHS will evaluate requests from cities for grants under the Urban Area Security Initiative an 800 million program designed to help U S cities prepare for the possibility of a terrorist attack I was the first Senator to introduce legislation calling for Homeland Security funds to be awarded solely on the basis risk and vulnerability so this decision by Secretary Chertoff is very good news said Senator Lautenberg From New York to London terrorists have chosen to strike large urban areas throughout the world This is exactly why the government must concentrate our resources to protect those areas that face the greatest risk of another terrorist attack Politics should play no role in how we protect the American people Lautenberg has led the campaign to require DHS grants to be based on risk and threat Introduced the Risk Based Homeland Security Funding Act S 308 to require DHS grants to be based strictly on risk threat and vulnerability as recommended by 9 11 Commission Brought an amendment to the Senate Homeland Security Committee to establish a risk based approach to funding Lautenberg was the only member of the Committee to advocate the risk based approach Every other member of the Committee voted against the Lautenberg amendment Authored law requiring 2006 federal Port Security grants to be risk based Questions or Comments