State receives $168,000 for vest purchases
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Updated: April 17, 2007
The project`s funding comes from the FY06 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program.
The Bulletproof Vest Partnership program is a U.S. Department of Justice initiative designed to provide critical resources to state and local law enforcement. The program funds up to 50 percent of the cost of each vest bought or replaced by a city and has helped purchase more than 590,000 vests since 1999.
List of Arkansas municipalities receiving funds: Atkins, Barling, Benton, Benton County, Bentonville, Berryville, Blytheville, Cherokee Village, Conway, Damascus, Decatur, Dumas, Farmington, Forrest City, Fort Smith Gassville, Gravette, Greenland, Izard County, Jacksonville, Jonesboro, Kensett, Lake Village, Lakeview, Madison, Malvern, Maumelle, Monette, Mountain Home, Mountain View, North Little Rock, Osceola, Pine Bluff, Polk County, Pope County, Redfield, Rogers, Rose Bud, Russellville, Saline County, Sheridan, Sherwood, Siloam Springs, Springdale, Stone County, Texarkana, Van Buren, Vilonia, Waldo, Waldron, Ward, West Memphis.
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