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Burke County seeks COPS grant partnership with schools to fund security upgrades and Ridge Park lighting
Summary
County staff recommended accepting a STOP School Violence Act (COPS) grant—$624,991 project cost with $468,743 expected award and $156,248 local match (county share $40,000)—to fund school safety equipment and county park lighting at Ridge Park; the board left the item on the decision agenda for later approval.
County grant manager Lindsay Stockman told the board Nov. 3 that Burke County and Burke County Public Schools have applied for a federal competitive COPS grant (created under the STOP School Violence Act) to fund a multi-year school-safety and community project.
Stockman said the total project cost is approximately $624,991, with a hoped-for federal award of $468,743 and a required local match of $156,248. The…
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