Port Awards $220,000 in College Scholarships
LONG BEACH — The Port of Long Beach Aug. 3 announced $219,500 in scholarships for 154 local college and high school students to assist in their pursuit of higher education degrees in port-related fields from engineering to international business.
The students receiving the scholarships were recognized at the port’s “Celebrating Education” event on Aug. 2. The event also honored the 2023 class of summer high school interns, the first class after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Celebrating Education event brings together students, educators, public officials and business leaders to highlight the port’s education outreach programs and recognize the accomplishments of students involved.
This year’s scholarships went to students from local high schools, Long Beach City College and Cal State Long Beach. This fiscal year’s budget for scholarships was $250,000, up from the previous year’s $200,000.
Port of Long Beach Awarded $2.72 Million Security Grant
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $2.72 million grant aimed at enhancing security at the Port of Long Beach to ensure the safe and efficient movement of cargo in the wake of an emergency.
As a recipient of the agency’s Port Security Grant Program, the Port of Long Beach will use the funding to modernize its core security network, strengthen existing security systems and enhance resiliency and business continuity in the event of a disaster.
Officials welcomed the grant announcement as an opportunity to improve the port’s ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from large-scale emergencies.
The Port Security Grant Program awards funding to state, local and private-sector agencies for security projects that protect port infrastructure from terrorism, improve maritime security risk management and strengthen security mitigation protocols.
Specifically, the $2.72 million grant awarded to the Port of Long Beach will be divided across four projects:
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