Amount Requested: $500,000
Charlotte, NC
Through the Department of Education Higher Education Account, which will go to Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC). CPCC requests these funds for the creation of a Homeland Security Integrated Training Institute, where training programs will focus on the prevention and detection of homeland security threats. The Institute will meet priorities set by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including transportation security, prevention, and protection of the homeland. The cross-disciplinary Institute will be led by experts from the Carolina's Center, and American Academy of Forensics. Funding for this project will help local, state, and federal government efforts to prevent domestic terrorist attacks.