Graham Announces Over $710,000 in Law Enforcement Grants for South Carolina

September 20, 2010

CHARLESTON & MT. PLEASANT, SC – September 19, 2010 – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham(R-South Carolina) announced that South Carolina will receive $716,987in federal grants through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice AssistanceGrant Program (JAG).  These funds can be used for programs focusing onlaw enforcement; prosecution and courts; prevention and education;corrections and community corrections; drug treatment; planning,evaluation, and technology improvement; and crime victims and witnesses.

The awards include:

City /Town

  • City of Anderson                                              $25,583
  • City of Beaufort                                                $16,394
  • City of Bennettsville                                          $19,666
  • City of Charleston                                             $92,308
  • City of Dillon                                                    $16,220
  • City of Florence                                                $56,352
  • City of Goose Creek                                        $10,790
  • City of Lancaster                                              $19,422
  • City of Spartanburg                                          $81,622
  • City of Sumter                                                  $57,223
  • City of Union                                                    $12,391
  • City of West Columbia                                     $19,805
  • Town of Mt. Pleasant                                       $22,659

 

County

  • Beaufort County                                               $74,278
  • Cherokee County                                             $15,698
  • Greenwood County                                          $34,877
  • Jasper County                                                  $15,141
  • Spartanburg County                                          $98,573
  • Union County                                                   $12,496
  • Williamsburg County                 &
    nbsp;                       $15,489

All grants were awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice.