Austin’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) is launching a new program in the capital area.
The Bomb-Making Materials Awareness Program (BMAP) is a federal bombing prevention program with over 300 participants trained across cities in Texas. Austin HSEM’s program is unique as it is the first local jurisdiction in the nation to use grant funding to launch the initiative. Funding for this program is made possible by the State Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) from The Governor’s Public Safety Office.
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Source: City of Austin
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