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Holt County Sheriff's Office to receive grant funds

By John Nixon

04/04/2023

(KLZA)-- Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced Monday, that the Missouri Department of Public Safety has approved a total of over $9.9 million in grants to 43 sheriff- offices across the state for security and other improvements to local jails.

Among the counties receiving the grants will be the Holt County Sheriffs Office which will received $138,780.

Governor Parson, a former Sheriff said. “These grants are an investment in jail infrastructure that will help provide better safety and working conditions in our jails across the state.”

Jail improvements include cell door lock upgrades, video surveillance equipment, full-body scanners, HVAC improvements, and other maintenance and improvement projects.

The funding comes from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and was part of Governor Parson's Fiscal Year 2023 budget plan.

Eligible grant expenditures are maintenance and improvement projects. The grants require a local match of 50 percent. Local ARPA grant funds may be utilized for the local match. In-kind matches may be retroactive to March 2020.

Grant amounts varied based on the scale and scope of grant applications submitted by applicants. The Missouri Department of Public Safety is the grant administrator.

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