On July 29, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced nearly $78 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP) funding for approximately 240 new law enforcement officers at 15 transit systems across the country.  In addition to hiring new officers, police departments with dedicated transit bureaus will also hire anti-terrorism personnel, purchase anti-terrorism equipment, and obtain and train explosive-detecting canines.  The following agencies will receive this funding:

AMTRAK ($6,343,500)
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) ($9,650,064)
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ($685,980)
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for Chicago Police Department ($4,869,000)
Northeast Illinois Commuter Railroad Corporation (Metra) ($1,670,988)
Metro Transit (Twin Cities) ($1,328,700)
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) ($2,234,070)
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (for NYPD) ($35,904,000)
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) ($1,396,830)
Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) ($2,085,000)
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) ($4,458,870)
Puerto Rico Department of Transportation & Public Works ($965,193)
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) ($1,362,690)
Houston Metro ($3,040,560)
King County Department of Transportation ($1,906,530)

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