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Berkeley County accepts $625,000 COPS grant to fund five deputy positions over three years
Summary
The commission approved acceptance of the FY25 COPS Hiring Program award: total project cost $1,294,735, federal share $625,000 and local match $669,735 to fund five full-time deputy positions over three years; commissioners noted additional equipment and vehicle costs not covered by the grant.
The Berkeley County Commission voted to accept a FY25 COPS Hiring Program award that will fund five full‑time deputy positions over three years. The grant's total project cost is $1,294,735; the federal portion is $625,000 and the required local match is $669,735.
Elizabeth Lapczyk, who presented the award to the commission, summarized the grant: “The total project cost is 1,294,735, and the federal amount is 625,000 with a local match of 669,735 to…
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