Homeland Security funds revamped terrorism prevention grants after past criticism

3/24/21
 
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from CNN,
3/24/21:

The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday a new round of terrorism prevention grant funding, which will focus in part on preventing domestic violent extremism and violence related to online activity.

The announcement comes after a campaign pledge from President Joe Biden to end the grant program – and efforts by the department to address concerns raised about it.

DHS will provide $20 million through its Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention grant program, which was established as part of a rebranding effort under the Trump administration. That’s up from $10 million awarded last year to state, local and nongovernmental organizations to develop violence prevention capabilities.

“We’ve engaged in a dramatic shift. And not only the types of programs we’re funding, but the entire approach to this issue,” John Cohen, DHS assistant secretary for counterterrorism and emerging threats, told CNN.

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