Number: RS22805 Title: FY2009 Appropriations for State and Local Homeland Security Authors: Shawn Reese, Government and Finance Division Abstract: Congress appropriated, in P.L. 110-329, approximately $4.36 billion for state and local homeland security assistance programs. This is approximately $135 million more than was appropriated in FY2008 ($4.22 billion). Congress chose not to fund the Real ID program in FY2009, however, it did appropriate funding ($2 million) for a new assistance program titled the Center for Counterterrorism and Cyber Crime at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont. Pages: 3 Date: October 10, 2008