HSEM gets over $2M in preparedness funding

The CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management was given over $2 million in fiscal year 2023 through a preparedness grant from the U.S Department of Homeland Security.

HSEM highlighted this grant in its recently released community-centric report, where they highlighted some of their major accomplishments in the past fiscal year.

According to the report, one of the most notable accomplishments the department had in the last fiscal year was being awarded a total of $2,076,096 from the U.S Department of Homeland Security.

In addition, the department also received $264,795 in tsunami mitigation funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Another accomplishment HSEM had this past fiscal year was the development of Tsunami Evacuation Maps with a whole-community approach for the islands of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota.

“Evacuation routes were assessed and refined through special considerations made from input and data gathered from CNMI stakeholders and residents during town hall meetings. This effort was done in tandem with the replacement of Tsunami Evacuation Signs around the island of Saipan. Tsunami evacuation maps and signs, and tsunami outreach materials were updated to reflect accurate and current information,” the report said.

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