Department of Homeland Security upped risk coefficient for grants. Port of Los Angeles gets $11.4 million grant for fiber-optic system to link all 27 terminals with each other. Last year, DHS overhauled Port Security Grant Program by placing greater emphasis on national security risks. Applicants had to demonstrate that grants going to improve facilities would return security ROI for that port’s greatest security threat. Local Coast Guard captains reviewed grant applications with an eye toward nearby vulnerabilities, such as presence of oil and gas tankers.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2120467/dhs-grant-programs-put-new-focus-on-risk.html