LOS ANGELES, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. government will cut federal anti-terror funding for Los Angeles by 10 percent during the next fiscal year, according to figures released on Tuesday.

    The Department of Homeland Security is expected to announce that Los Angeles will receive 72.6 million U.S. dollars for the next federal fiscal year, down from 80.6 million dollars in the current fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30.

    However, the Orange County is expected to receive a 13 percent boost, going from 12 million to 13.8 million.

    "While I am encouraged with the increased funding overall for California, including San Diego, Orange County and the Bay Area, I am concerned and disappointed with the reduction in funding for Los Angeles and Sacramento," California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said.

    "We will continue to pressure the federal government to make sure that California's homeland security needs are met."

    Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has said that cities should not compare Urban Area Security Initiative grants because the program is aimed at providing funds where the need is greatest.

    The Urban Area Security Initiative distributes 747 million dollars, setting aside the largest shares for the seven cities and metropolitan areas considered to be at the greatest risk of an attack: Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Houston, Jersey City, N.J. and the San Francisco Bay area.

    Funds are aimed at providing better training and equipment to local police, fire and emergency personnel, who usually serve as the first responders during terrorist attacks and natural disasters.

    The program drew criticism last year when New York City and Washington D.C. -- the two cities most adversely affected during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks -- each saw a 40 percent cut in funds.

    "The fact that homeland security funding is based on political formulas instead of real threats jeopardizes our national security," said Janelle Erickson, press secretary for Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. "No city with realistic threats from terrorists should be short-changed by the federal government."