Major urban areas to get Homeland Security grants

Wednesday, May 31, 2006 | 7:48 a.m.

The Homeland Security Department divided $740 million among 46 cities Wednesday as part of a $1.7 billion counterterrorism grant fund for 2006. While each state will get some money, the grants for cities make up the largest chunk of the funding, which has always been the subject of fierce lobbying by local leaders and members of Congress.

A state-by-state look at what the cities got this year, compared to 2005:

ARIZONA. Phoenix: $3.9 million in 2006, $9.9 million in 2005.

CALIFORNIA. Anaheim/Santa Ana: $11.9 million, down from $19.8 million; San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose-Bay Area: $28.3 million, $33 million; Los Angeles/Long Beach: $80.6 million, $69 million; Sacramento: $7.3 million from $6 million; San Diego: $7.9 million from $14.7 million.

COLORADO. Denver: $4.3 million, down from $8.7 million.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (encompasses the National Capital Region, including Washington and its Maryland and Virginia suburbs). $46.4 million from $77.5 million.

FLORIDA. Ft. Lauderdale: $9.9 million, from zero; Jacksonville: $9.2 million, from $6.8 million; Miami: $15.9 million, from $15.8 million; Orlando: $9.4 million, from zero; Tampa: $8.8 million, from $7.7 million.

GEORGIA. Atlanta: $18.6 million, from $13.1 million.

HAWAII. Honolulu: $4.7 million, from $6.4 million.

ILLINOIS. Chicago: $52.2 million, from $45 million.

INDIANA. Indianapolis: $4.3 million, from $5.6 million.

KENTUCKY. Louisville: $8.5 million, from $5 million.

LOUISIANA. Baton Rouge: $3.7 million, from $5.2 million; New Orleans: $4.6 million, from $9.3 million.

MASSACHUSSETS. Boston: $18.2 million, from $26 million.

MARYLAND. Baltimore: $9.6 million, from $11.3 million.

MICHIGAN. Detroit: $18.6 million, from $17 million.

MINNESOTA. Minneapolis/St. Paul: $4.3 million, from $5.7 million.

MISSOURI. Kansas City: $9.2 million, from $8.2 million; St. Louis: $9.2 million, from $7 million.

NORTH CAROLINA. Charlotte: $8.9 million, from $5.4 million.

NEBRASKA. Omaha: $8.3, from $5.1 million.

NEW JERSEY. Jersey City/Newark: $34.3 million, from $19 million.

NEVADA. Las Vegas: $7.7 million, from $8.4 million.

NEW YORK. Buffalo: $3.7 million, from $7.2 million; New York City: $124 million, from $207 million.

OHIO. Cincinnati: $4.6 million, from $5.8 million; Cleveland: $4.7 million, from $7.3 million; Columbus: $4.3 million, from $7.5 million; Toledo: $3.8 million, from $5.3 million.

OKLAHOMA. Oklahoma City: $4.1 million, from $5.5 million.

OREGON. Portland: $9.3 million, from $10.3 million.

PENNSYLVANIA. Philadelphia: $19.5 million, from $22.8 million; Pittsburgh: $4.8 million, from $9.6 million.

TENNESSEE. Memphis: $4.2 million, from zero.

TEXAS. Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington: $13.8 million, from $24 million; Houston: $16.6 million, from $18.5 million; San Antonio: $4.4 million, from $5.9 million.

WASHINGTON. Seattle: $9.1 million, from $11.8 million.

WISCONSIN. Milwaukee: $8.5 million, from $6.3 million.

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