When will security assessments become mandatory?(9-05)

Conducting a security assessment specifically to determine if an establishment has developed a security plan, is not a regulatory requirement. There are no plans at this time to make such plans mandatory. - Are there grants available to improve security for plants? At this point, this office is not aware of any federal or USDA grants that may be available to federal establishments to improve their security system. However, plant management could contact/present this question to their Congressman or Senator and they might know if there are any security grants available through their office or at the state level. I have included a link to a Homeland Security website that addresses specific food/agriculture security grants and how funds are to be dispersed. www.nasda-hq.org/joint/06-06-2002HR3448.htm

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