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|Articles|December 1, 2008

UT receives grants for animal, food security

Knoxville, Tenn.- A $5 million federal grant will help the University of Tennessee develop training programs for animal-related disasters.

KNOXVILLE, TENN. — A $5 million federal grant will help the University of Tennessee develop training programs for animal-related disasters, food import and transportation safety and vulnerability assessment for agricultural and food-processing facilities.

The college's Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness will receive $4.7 million to develop two new programs through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Competitive Training Grant Program.

The center also received $500,000 from FEMA to continue delivering an already developed Department of Homeland Security and FEMA training program on agriculture and food vulnerability assessment.

The grants will help develop training plans for first responders, public officials and the private sector.


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