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County and schools accept $468,743 COPS grant for school safety, county pledges $40,000 match
Summary
Burke County authorized execution of COPS Office Stop School Violence grant documents for an award of $468,743 toward school and park safety projects. Total project cost is $624,991; the required 25% match is $156,248 (schools $116,248; county $40,000).
Burke County commissioners voted Nov. 17 to accept a competitive Stop School Violence grant from the U.S. COPS Office and authorized county staff to execute the grant documents.
Senior fiscal analyst Lindsay Stockman said the project bundle has a total cost of $624,991 and that the county will receive an award of $468,743, leaving a federal match requirement of 25 percent ($156,248). Stockman said Burke…
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