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Franklin council approves school grant appropriations, including security grant and Title funding boost

Franklin City Council · February 24, 2026
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Summary

The council approved a Virginia Department of Education security grant appropriation and accepted additional federal Title grants that raise school-system grant receipts to about $1.7 million, the city's staff told the council.

The Franklin City Council voted Feb. 23 to accept and appropriate multiple grants for the Franklin City Public Schools, including a Virginia Department of Education security grant and an increase in Title and other federal grant awards.

City staff explained the security grant is restricted to school security uses. "That would be the restriction on the grant," a staff member said when asked…

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