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Homeland Security

DHS Ups Funding For REAL ID Grants

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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

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By Calvin Biesecker Making it even more palatable for states to voluntarily comply with federal guidelines for issuing more secure drivers' licenses, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is providing another $48.5 million in grant funding that individual states can compete for to help them meet the requirements of REAL ID, DHS said yesterday. The new money is on top of $31.3 million already available for the REAL ID Demonstration Grant Program. Applications for the grants were originally due this…

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