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~ 21 localities receive 28 grants to
fund school resource officers~
RICHMOND—Governor
Timothy M. Kaine today announced that grants worth more than $1.3 million have
been awarded to support programs to improve school safety throughout the
Commonwealth. Twenty one localities were chosen to receive a total of 28 grants
to fund school resource officers.
“These grants demonstrate Virginia’s commitment
to providing safe schools where students can learn and teachers can teach,”
Governor Kaine said. “When students succeed, the entire community succeeds.”
The Criminal Justice Services Board (CJSB)
approved 28 School Resource Officer (SRO) grants. The SRO program provides law
enforcement officers in middle, high and alternative schools to ensure safety
and prevent truancy and violence. SRO duties include three main functions in the
school: law enforcement, law-related counselor, and law-related educator. As a
law-related counselor, the SRO serves as a liaison between school officials,
parents, and the law enforcement community. As a law-related educator, the SRO
teaches courses such as safe driving, alcohol and drug awareness, gang
prevention awareness, and other safety and law enforcement
subjects.
Support for the SRO grants is provided by
funds appropriated by the General Assembly. Localities are required to make
available matching funds.
For more information regarding grant
opportunities with DCJS, go to www.dcjs.virginia.gov/grants.
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Department of
Criminal
Justice Services
Criminal Justice Services Board
School Resource Office Awards
July 1,
2009 – June 30, 2010
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Location
Name
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State
Funds
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Local
Funds
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Total
Award
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Abingdon,
Town
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$26,603
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$13,341
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$39,944
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Abingdon,
Town
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$26,603
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$13,341
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$39,944
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Amelia
County
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$33,970
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$16,030
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$50,000
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Amelia
County
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$33,970
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$16,030
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$50,000
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Bluefield,
Town
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$27,630
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$8,337
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$35,967
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Buchanan
County
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$41,162
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$16,198
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$57,360
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Buena
Vista,
City
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$42,094
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$10,028
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$52,122
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Christiansburg,
Town
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$29,329
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$15,766
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$45,095
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Covington,
City
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$39,729
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$11,271
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$51,000
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Dayton,
Town
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$33,980
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$16,020
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$50,000
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Dinwiddie
County
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$37,554
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$12,266
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$49,820
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Grayson
County
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$25,111
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$8,855
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$33,966
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Grayson
County
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$25,613
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$9,032
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$34,645
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Isle of
Wight
County
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$33,752
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$19,798
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$53,550
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Middlesex
County
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$15,445
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$32,477
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$47,922
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Northumberland
County
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$12,543
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$34,020
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$46,563
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Page
County
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$34,551
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$16,735
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$51,286
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Rockingham
County
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$33,943
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$16,003
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$49,946
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Rocky
Mount,
Town
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$30,255
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$19,222
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$49,477
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Rocky
Mount,
Town
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$30,255
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$19,222
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$49,477
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Russell
County
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$39,448
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$10,354
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$49,802
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South
Boston,
Town
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$30,679
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$9,586
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$40,265
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Spotsylvania
County
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$32,115
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$18,821
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$50,936
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Suffolk,
City
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$41,804
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$17,771
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$59,575
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Suffolk,
City
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$41,804
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$17,771
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$59,575
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Suffolk,
City
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$41,804
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$17,771
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$59,575
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Tazewell,
Town
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$25,288
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$7,630
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$32,918
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Tazewell,
Town
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$28,804
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$8,691
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$37,495
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Total
Awarded
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$895,838
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$432,387
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$1,328,225
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