Adding Flexibility and Purpose to Domestic Preparedness Grant Programs

State and local first response agencies are at the forefront of thenation's ability to respond to terrorist acts. In fact, these localagencies will nearly always be the first to respond to an incidentand will be the determining factor in mitigating the consequencesof an attack.

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