Supervisors approve homeland security grant application

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution for an application to the state Office of Homeland Security for $7,873,102 of Homeland Security Grant Program funding.

The supervisors’ November 18 vote also authorized the county’s Office of Emergency Services to execute the grant agreement.

The grant would provide $7,551,881 under the State Homeland Security Program and $321,221 through the Metropolitan Medical Response System program.

The Office of Emergency Services had submitted the application to the Office of Homeland Security on August 29, but adoption of a resolution is n...