The administration has also folded two counter-terror grant programs altogether, and is in the process of rebranding the Obama administration's Countering Violent Extremism office. DHS is committed to combating both domestic terrorism and international terrorism and bolstering efforts for both." Overall, the DHS grant program's budgets cut by more than $200 million. The State Homeland Security Program budget would be cut by $117 million, and the Urban Area Security Initiative, also cited by FEMA as a replacement for the pair of grant programs, would be cut by $150 million. A program run by the Transportation Security Administration, called the Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response program, would also be drastically cut.

Source: CNN October 03, 2017 00:56 UTC