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County, schools pursue COPS STOP grant for lighting, cameras and metal detectors; county match $40,000
Summary
Burke County and Burke County Public Schools are pursuing a federal STOP School Violence/COPS grant to fund safety upgrades worth about $624,991, including lighting at Ridge/Reapark and school security equipment; the proposed federal award is $468,743 with a local match requirement of $156,248, and the county's cash share is $40,000.
County grant staff told commissioners Nov. 3 that Burke County and Burke County Public Schools have applied for a federal STOP School Violence/COPS grant to fund school-safety upgrades. The project total listed in briefing materials is about $624,991. The proposed federal award is $468,743 and the required local match totals $156,248;…
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