Senator Yager Announces Highway Safety Grants
October 22, 2009
State Senator Ken Yager (R-Harriman) said today that he has been informed that 12 agencies in District 12, which he represents, will receive Highway Safety Grants. The grants will be awarded to promote public safety on Tennessee roads. District 12 consists of Campbell, Fentress, Morgan, Rhea, Roane, and Scott Counties.
"I am very pleased that so many agencies in our Senate District will receive these grants," said Sen. Yager. "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 12 awards include:
Tennessee District Attorney
General 8th Judicial DistrictSpecial DUI Prosecutor - 8th District
$146,262
Jacksboro Police Department
High Visibility Law Enforcement Campaigns
$5,000
Jellico Police Department
High Visibility Law Enforcement Campaigns
$5,000
LaFollette Police Department
High Visibility Law Enforcement Campaigns
$5,000
Fentress County Sheriff's Department
High Visibility Law Enforcement Campaigns
$5,000
Jamestown Police Department
Network Coordinator
$20,000
Jamestown Police Department
High Visibility Law Enforcement Campaigns
$5,000
Wartburg Police Department
High Visibility Law Enforcement Campaigns
$5,000
Graysville Police Department
High Visibility Law Enforcement Campaigns
$4,999
Oliver Springs Police Department
High Visibility Law Enforcement Campaigns
$5,000
Roane County Sheriff's Department
Network Coordinator
$20,000
Roane County Sheriff's Department
Safer Roads in Roane County
$37,899
