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Contact: Darlene Schlicher |
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October 15, 2009 |
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Sen. Faulk announces Highway Safety Grants
(NASHVILLE, TN), October 15, 2009 - State Senator Mike Faulk (R-Church Hill) said today that he has been informed that 14 agencies in District 4, which he represents, will receive Highway Safety Grants. The grants will be awarded to promote public safety on Tennessee roads.
"I am very pleased that so many agencies in our Senate District will receive these grants," said Sen. Faulk. "These funds should help us in our efforts to make our roads safer.”
The awards, which will be disbursed by the Governor’s Highway Safety Office (GHSO), are provided to agencies that successfully applied for funding based on problem and statistical need. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration provides the funding for GHSO grants. Applications were reviewed and scored by the GHSO and external highway safety advocates. The agencies that met the criteria for funding received awards.
The District 4 awards include:
Claiborne County
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$4,995 for the New Tazewell Police Department to support high visibility law enforcement campaigns
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$4,999 for the Tazewell Police Department to support high visibility law enforcement campaigns
Claiborne / Union Counties
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$146,262 for the Tennessee District Attorney General, 8th Judicial District to support DUI prosecution
Grainger County
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$20,100 for the Bean Station Police Department to support their “Safe Streets” enforcement unit
Grainger / Jefferson Counties
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$179,291 for the Tennessee District Attorney General, 4th Judicial District to support DUI prosecution
Hawkins County
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$5,000 for the Church Hill Public Safety to support high visibility law enforcement campaigns
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$5,000 for the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Department to support high visibility law enforcement campaigns
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$19,999 for the Mount Carmel Police Department for network law enforcement
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$5,000 for the Surgoinsville Police Department to support high visibility law enforcement campaigns
Jefferson County
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$5,000 for the Dandridge Police Department to support high visibility law enforcement campaigns
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$5,000 for the Jefferson City Police Department to support high visibility law enforcement campaigns
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$37,909 for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department to support wide area saturation patrols
Union County
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$5,000 for the Maynardville Police Department to support high visibility law enforcement campaigns
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$5,000 for the Union County Sheriff’s Department to support high visibility law enforcement campaigns
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