Grant for terrorism response still unpaid

The group charged with planning area hospitals’ responses to a terrorist attack is still waiting for a $150,000 fiscal 2007 grant from the D.C. government for coordination efforts.

The D.C. Hospital Association has yet to receive the award, which was included in the District’s budget, though the fiscal year started Oct. 1. The money is slated for emergency preparedness coordination efforts among hospitals regionwide, including training exercises and collaboration with local and federal government agencies.