May 21, 2018 This grant is an important investment in the safety and security of the residents of Southern Nevada and the more than 43 million visitors who travel to Las Vegas for work and for play.
May 21, 2018
Today Representative Dina Titus of Nevada’s First Congressional District announced the Las Vegas metro area was granted $5,000,000 from the Department of Homeland Security under the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI). This is an increase from the $2.86 million awarded in Fiscal Year 2017.
“This grant is an important investment in the safety and security of the residents of Southern Nevada and the more than 43 million visitors who travel to Las Vegas for work and for play,” said Representative Dina Titus. “Although I am pleased to see an increase in the level of funding for Las Vegas from previous years, the fact remains that the risk validation process used to distribute funds needs to be modernized to recognize the unique threats we face as a world-class destination. I’ll continue to push DHS Secretary Nielsen and this Administration on the necessary changes to this important security program.”
The Trump Administration’s FY18 Budget Request proposed to cut funding for the UASI program by 25%. Congress rejected the Trump Budget and funded UASI at $630 million, an increase from previous years.
The UASI Program assists high-threat, high-density Urban Areas in efforts to build and sustain the capabilities necessary to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism through planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercise.
