Wes Hickman (202) 224-5972 or Kevin Bishop (864) 250-1417
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded over $344,000 to South Carolina cities and counties to aid in the purchase of bullet proof vests for law enforcement officers.
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.
The following 75 jurisdictions in South Carolina will receive BVP funds in 2003:
Jurisdiction
2003 BVP Funding
Number of Vests
Towns & Cities
Abbeville
$2,722
8
Aiken
$908
4
Aynor
$255
2
Barnwell
$1,189
5
Batesburg-Leesville
$1,183
5
Beaufort
$2,248
10
Bennettsville
$1,808
8
Bishopville
$2,143
10
Blackville
$2,483
10
Bowman
$2,325
4
Burnettown
$1,187
5
Camden
$1,778
8
Cayce
$2,517
12
Central
$540
2
Charleston
$10,789
50
Cheraw
$7,213
25
Chesterfield
$4,936
5
Clemson
$973
5
Clinton
$4,035
19
Clover
$713
3
Conway
$1,121
5
Darlington
$2,127
9
Duncan
$811
4
Edgefield
$1,824
9
Elgin
$532
3
Florence
$454
2
Folly Beach
$727
3
Georgetown
$3,661
18
Goose Creek
$3,565.62
15
Greenville
$45,284
185
Greer
$5,033
25
Hanahan
$2,557
12
Harleyville
$1,852
5
Hartsville
$9,546
39
Irmo
$1,295
6
Lancaster
$4,843
20
Landrum
$507
3
Lexington
$848
5
Loris
$1,321
6
Manning
$4,066
13
Mauldin
$3,855
18
McCormick
$553
2
Mount Pleasant
$14,348
60
Myrtle Beach
$12,978
60
Newberry
$767
5
North Charleston
$16,318
60
Orangeburg
$1,729
9
Ridgeland
$7,299
18
Salem
$219
1
Scranton
$224
1
Seneca
$2,827
12
Simpsonville
$1,114
5
Spartanburg
$8,466
39
Sullivan’s Island
$665
2
Summerville
$2,849
10
Sumter
$4,936
30
Surf Side
$1,103
5
Travelers Rest
$1,609
7
Walterboro
$2,592
6
Wellford
$1,866
8
West Columbia
$1,881
10
Williston
$2,980
12
Counties
Barnwell County
$10,186
43
Calhoun County
$2,511
12
Cherokee County
$3,822
17
Chester County
$16,441
50
Chesterfield County
$9,010
42
Colleton County
$37,584
87
Georgetown County
$2,174
10
Greenwood County
$2,570
10
Jasper County
$7,128
30
Lancaster County
$2,484
10
Newberry County
$9,712
67
Oconee County
$2,571
12
Orangeburg County
$3,438
15
“Law enforcement officers put their lives on the line everyday to protect South Carolinas,” said Graham. “They deserve the best equipment money can buy.”
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