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Barrow County outlines more than $1 million in state, federal and private safety grants and what they paid for
Summary
District staff detailed grants from 2019–2025 and a $1.1 million Project SERV award, and explained limits on reimbursement and remaining local costs for classroom pods and renovations.
Barrow County Schools officials on Tuesday provided a multi‑year accounting of safety grants and related expenditures the district has used since 2019, and described gaps that still require local funding.
Why it matters: grants have paid for access control, cameras, panic‑alert systems and temporary classroom pods, but several large repair and construction costs remain local responsibilities and some federal grants cover only short‑term leases.
Jennifer Houston, a district staff member who presented grants history, said the district received $450,000 in 2019, which primarily funded access control (about $420,000), visitor‑management software and some AEDs and cameras. The district received another…
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