Four Kansas City area organizations have been awarded grants to advance local public safety priorities, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced today.
The grants were awarded to support the following programs:
• Merriam Police Department, $31,410 to purchase a digital fingerprint scanner and upgrade video storage capacity for body-worn cameras.
• Safehome Inc., $19,081 to provide legal representation and advocacy for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.
• Edwardsville Police Department, $34,314 to upgrade in-car laptop computers.
• Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault, $61,558 to implement a middle school educational program on violence prevention in two Shawnee Mission School District schools.
“Providing the best public safety services and crime prevention requires a dedicated staff of local officials and access to the latest equipment,” Schmidt said. “These grants will help advance local priorities for improving public safety.”
The grants are part of the Federal Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program and were awarded by the Kansas Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. Schmidt serves as the chair of the council.