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Grand Island Police Department to Receive $115,000 School Safety Grant
For Immediate Release
October 6, 2009
WASHINGTON DC — Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today announced the Grand Island Police Department will receive $115,235 from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), as part of the COPS Secure Our Schools program.
The funding will be used to purchase interior and exterior surveillance systems in the Grand Island Public Schools for Jefferson, Knickrehm, Starr, and West Lawn Elementary Schools.
The Grand Island Public Schools will provide required matching funds of $115,235. The Grand Island Police Department will have remote Internet-based access to the video surveillance systems.
A team comprised of Captains Pete Kortum and Robert Falldorf from the Grand Island Police Department; Dan Petsch, the school district’s Coordinator of Buildings and Grounds; and Carol Bryant, grant development facilitator for the school district, prepared the application.
“Every parent is concerned about the safety of their children. This funding will help ensure our schools are safe for students to receive a quality education. It is a credit to the local community and those who were involved in the application process and I want to thank them for their efforts,” Smith said.
The funding is part of $16 million in school safety resource grants to assist 128 local law enforcement agencies in 38 states with school safety measures. In addition to funding school safety projects, COPS supports innovative local community policing initiatives, funds the purchase of crime-fighting technology, and funds the hiring of local law enforcement officers.
Contact: Charles Isom
202-225-6435
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