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Finance committee approves about $46,550 in community project grants for backpacks, public safety gear, maps and local improvements
Summary
Greenville County’s finance committee approved a set of community project applications from council districts for non‑recurring local projects including weekend food bags, firefighter turnout gear and nozzles, historic site plaques, drones for the sheriff’s office, and several Malden and Simpsonville improvements.
The committee approved a slate of community project grants from district budgets, allocating roughly $46,551.40 to local nonprofit and municipal projects to be executed before the next funding cycle.
Mr. Lambert presented the applications and amounts. Approved items included:
- Upstate Backpack Blessings (City of Simpsonville): $3,000 to supplement weekend food bags for children; program reported distributing 15,847 bags last year and serving 19 schools in southern Greenville County.
- Dunklin Fire Rescue: $7,000 for turnout gear (project total ~$34,540; funding from multiple district allocations and a state V‑SAFE…
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