Wes Hickman (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham and Jim DeMint today announced jurisdictions throughout South Carolina will receive more than $355,000 dollars to help purchase 2,844 bulletproof vests.
“Law enforcement personnel put their lives on the line to protect the public,” said Graham. “We ought to ensure they have the best available equipment to protect themselves as they protect us.”
“As protectors of our families and homes, law enforcement officials risk their own safety on a daily basis,” said DeMint. “These men and women are true heroes in our communities and the vests will help keep them safe while in the line of duty.”
The Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Grants provide funding priority to jurisdictions with a population under 100,000. The funds will pay up to 50 percent of the cost of bulletproof vests. Jurisdictions with populations of 100,000 or more are eligible to receive funding with money remaining in the grant fund.
Award recipients include:
Counties
Aiken- $1,389 for 25 vests
Beaufort- $22,246 for 301 vests
Berkeley- $16,557 for 80 vests
Charleston- $16,481 for 223 vests
Cherokee- $6,425 for 20 vests
Clarendon- $2,445 for 9 vests
Dorchester- $7,870 for 30 vests
Georgetown- $9,139 for 36
Horry- $9,399 for 200 vests
Lancaster- $4,078 for 15 vests
Lexington- $4,349 for 76 vests
McCormick- $4,730 for 17 vests
Newberry- $2,681 for 11 vests
Oconee- $15,511 for 26 vests
Orangeburg- $6,237 for 25 vests
Pickens- $527 for 10 vests
Richland- $5,595 for 100 vests
Spartanburg- $2,818 for 56 vests
Cities
Abbeville- $1,391 for 5 vests
Aiken- $1,113 for 4 vests
Aynor- $475 for 2 vests
Barnwell- $2,650 for 10 vests
Beaufort- $4,134 for 15 vests
Belton- $1,757 for 6 vests
Burnettown- $2,692 for 8 vests
Calhoun Falls- $2,519 for 8 vests
Cayce- $2,105 for 10 vests
Charleston- $10,882 for 40 vests
Clinton- $10,070 for 8 vests
Columbia- $15,649 for 235 vests
Conway- $5,290 for 20 vests
Duncan- $1,353 for 5 vests
Easley- $14,328 for 42 vests
Folly Beach- $528 for 2 vests
Goose Creek- $6,300 for 18 vests
Greenville- $1,288 for 5 vests
Greenwood- $11,594 for 53 vests
Irmo- $1,328 for 5 vests
Lamar- $1,590 for 6 vests
Lancaster- $4,224 for 13 vests
Lexington- $900 for 4 vests
Manning- $1,732 for 5 vests
Mt. Pleasant- $4,968 for 17 vests
Newberry- $959 for 5 vests
North Augusta- $6,238 for 22 vests
North Charleston- $14,375 for 50 vests
North- $654 for 2 vests
Orangeburg- $3,214 for 14 vests
Pamplico- $874 for 3 vests
Port Royal- $3,040 for 12 vests
Simpsonville- $1,812 for 6 vests
Spartanburg- $6,575 for 25 vests
St. Matthews- $2,438 for 10 vests
Sumter- $6,762 for 25 vests
Surfside Beach- $2,320 for 8 vests
Travelers Rest- $1,554 for 6 vests
Walhalla- $3,339 for 12 vests
Walterboro- $3,756 for 8 vests
West Columbia- $2,525 for 10 vests
Other
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport- $7,000 for 20 vests
State of South Carolina- $39,187 for 800 vests
The Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program grants were awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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