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06/02/2014 Status/Updates of Grants

City of Columbia

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GRANTS IN PROCESS: Admin.

Agency

Grant Type/Amount/Info Responsible

City Dept.

Staff Contacts Application Status:

Expected Solicitation [date]

Application Due [date]

Data Retrieval in Process

Application Submitted [date]

Expected Award Announced [date]

ARRA

Funding

Awarded

to date

Non-

ARRA

Funding

Awarded

to date

SCDPS 2014 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science

Improvement Grant (competitive);

$107,892 available; no match; submitted

app for $44,983 for Crime Lab

spectrometer for drug analysis

Police Frazier, Rose,

Drafts, Hines App submitted on 6/2/2014 (due date)

Award notifications expected August

2014

EPA FY2014 Brownfields Assessment Grants

(competitive); $40M available; for

environmental due-diligence studies for

qualifying private comm. dev.; $200K

grants for hazardous & $200K for

petroleum assessments available;

submitted app for $400K for target areas

in N.Cola., Edisto, and former fertilizer

manufacturing facilities

Columbia

Development

Corporation

Delk App submitted on 1/22/2014 (due date)

Notified 5/27/2014 that we were

selected for funding!

$400,000

for Cola.

SCDPS 2014 Violence Against Women Act

Grant (competitive); $2M available; for

projects for female 13+ year-old victims

of domestic violence, sexual assault,

dating violence, or stalking; 25% cash

match; submitted app for $49,976 for

salary/equipment for CDV/SA Victim

Advocate & awareness/victim resource

brochures (total project cost $66,634)

Police Nobles,

Thomas, Drafts,

Hines

App submitted 5/21/2014 (due date)

Award notifications expected August

2014

DOJ 2014 Bulletproof Vest Partnership

(BVP); for compliant, armored vests

ordered on or after 4/1/14; 50% match

required; requested $74,796.48 for 182

vests (total project cost $149,592.96)

Police Hines, Wilson Submitted app on 5/12/2014

(5/20/2014 due date)

Award notifications expected by the

end of October 2014.


City of Columbia

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SC Dept. of

Commerce,

Office of

Innovation

SC Innovation Challenge (competitive);

$2.5M available; for SC projects that

foster technology-based econ. dev.,

entrepren., & innov.;$250K max; 1-to-1

cash match; submitted app for $48,000

for Digital Wellness Initiative, for

FuelBands/FitBits to ees & info

gathering app ($96K total project cost)

Parks &

Recreation,

EnduringFX

Baker,

Stritzinger App submitted 2/28/2014 (due date)

Received notification letter 5/5/2014

that we were not selected for funding

DOJ

2014 Byrne JAG Formula Allocation

$95,843 for Columbia; for purchasing

police equipment

Police Holbrook,

Hines, Wilson Allocation announced 4/30/2014

Application due June 10, 2014

$95,843

for Cola.

SCDPS 2014 SCDPS JAG (competitive)

$3M for SC; for funding programs that

improve the functioning of the criminal

justice system; 10% match required;

submitted two applications:

—2 Gang Unit Investigators &

equipment ($252,367 app, $28,038

match, $280,405 total project cost)

—2 CDV Investigators & equipment

($226,523 app, $25,164 match,

$251,687 total project cost)

Police Santiago, Hines,

Gang Unit—

Allman, Auld

CDV—Drafts,

Thomas,

Charley

Submitted both apps 1/10/2014 (due

date)

Award decisions slated for June 2014

DOT TIGER VI (competitive); $600M

available; for transportation

infrastructure projects and planning

projects; $10M minimum request; 80/20

cash match; applied for Seamless City

Revitalization Project (Main Street—

Blanding to Elmwood & North Main

Street—Anthony to Fuller); match to

come from Richland Co. Penny Sales

Tax allocated to North Main Street

improvements; total project cost

$64,230,407

Utilities &

Engineering

Higgins, Sheu Submitted app on April 28, 2014, (due

date)

Award decisions slated for early fall

2014


City of Columbia

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FEMA DHS 2013 Fire Prevention & Safety,

FP&S (competitive); $321M available;

for fire prevention & safety activities;

$1.5M max grant; 5% match; submitted

app for 1,000 different smoke alarms

and carbon monoxide detectors,

including those for the hearing impaired,

and digital sign (for marketing) for

$141,583 (total project cost $149,034)

CFD Lam, Cothran Submitted app on 3/21/2014 (due date)

Award decisions slated to begin May

2014 and continue for several rounds

for approx. six months

DOI/NPS

admin by SC

Archive &

History thru

SHPO

FY2014 Federal Historic Preservation

Grants (competitive); for historic survey,

planning, or stabilization projects;

$100,000 available; grants $2.5K-$25K;

50% match; submitted app for $20,000

($40,000 total project cost) for Davis

College Stabilization and Exterior

Restoration Project (USC to provide

match)

Development &

Planning

Services, USC

Threatt,

Wingard Submitted app on 2/6/2014 (2/7/2014

deadline)

Grant awards slated to be announced

summer 2014

DOI/NPS

admin by SC

Archive &

History thru

SHPO

FY2014 Federal Historic Preservation

Grants (competitive); for historic survey,

planning, or stabilization projects;

$100,000 available; grants $2.5K-$25K;

50% match; submitted app for $4,500

($9,000 total project cost) for Earlewood

National Register Nomination (ECCO to

provide match)

Development &

Planning

Services,

Earlewood

Community

Citizens

Organization

Threatt, Richey,

Wildt Submitted app on 2/6/2014 (2/7/2014

deadline)

Grant awards slated to be announced

summer 2014

SCDPS FY2015 Highway Safety Grant Program

(competitive); submitted app for

$215,360 for 2 Master Police Officers

and equipped patrol vehicles and various

equipment for each

Police Miller, Wilson,

Hines

App submitted 2/3/2014 (due date

2/7/2014)

Award decisions slated for September

2014


City of Columbia

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FEMA

DHS 2013 Assistance to Firefighters

Grants (AFG); (competitive)

$289M available; for equipment,

training, health/safety programs &

response vehicles; max available $2M;

10% match req. but CFD provided 15%

match of $31,413; submitted app to

purchase 45 portable radios (total project

cost $209,417)

Fire Department Jenkins,

Cothran,

Strohecker

Submitted app for $178,004 on

12/6/2012 (due date)

Award decisions slated to begin spring

2014 and continue for several rounds

for approx. six months


City of Columbia

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AWARDS IN PROCESS & ALREADY RECEIVED:

Admin.

Agency

Award Name/Info Responsible

City Dept.

Staff Contacts Award Status





Monetary Award [Y/N & amount, if applicable]

Humana

Foundation

2014 Playful City USA designation;

national recognition program honoring

cities and towns that make play a priority

and use innovative programs to get

children active, healthy, and playing

Parks &

Recreation

Thompson,

Davis, Caton App submitted 4/3/2014 (extended due date)

Notified 5/8/2014 we were selected as a finalist.

Notified 5/13/2014 Columbia was selected as a 2014 Playful City!

NUSA

USA 2014 Best Neighborhood Program

Award; to recognize gov’t entities,

businesses, or corporations who improve

neighborhoods; submitted app for

Creative Journey (Arts Center program

for soldiers with PSTD)

Community

Development,

Parks &

Recreation (Arts

Center)

Rainwater,

Oliver App submitted 1/31/2014 (due date 2/1/2014)

Notified 3/14/2014 that we were selected as a finalist, and staff

will make presentation during 2014 NUSA Conference in Eugene,

Oregon

Tied for 1st place for Best Neighborhood Program of 2014 at

awards luncheon on 5/24/2014!!

SC African

American

Heritage

Commission

2014 Preserving Our Place in History

Awards (Project Award); to recognize a

group or organization that has

demonstrated or made an outstanding

accomplishment in preserving and

interpreting African American history

and culture in SC during the past year;

submitted an app for “Columbia 63”

program (marking of 50th anniversary of

1963 civil rights movement in Columbia)

Mayor’s Office,

Historic

Columbia, USC,

Columbia Metro

CVB

Johnson,

Phillips App submitted 1/31/2014 (due date)

Notified 3/16/2014 we won, and award presented at 3/28/2014

SCAAHC Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon


City of Columbia

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NUSA Neighborhoods, USA 2013

Neighborhood of the Year Award; to

recognize exemplary efforts in improving

quality of life for neighborhoods,

residents, and municipalities; entered

“Annual Historic Elmwood Park Tour of

Homes & Gardens” in Physical

Revitalization/Beautification—Single

Neighborhood category

Elmwood Park

Neighborhood

Association

Livingston Application submitted by 02/14/2013 (2/15/2013 due date)

Notified at NUSA Conference Awards Luncheon 5/25/2013 that

Elmwood Park won 1st place in the Physical

Revitalization/Beautification—Single Neighborhood category!!

League of

American

Bicyclists

Bicycle Friendly City Designation

Renewal

Four award levels exist—platinum, gold,

silver, and bronze. The City currently has

a bronze designation. To maintain or

upgrade a designation, an application for

renewal must be submitted every four

years. Applications are reviewed in

February and July each year.

Planning &

Development

Services

BPAC

Fellows,

Hudson,

Cappuchio, Roe

Submitted renewal application 2/1/2013

Notified City received a bronze renewal!

NCDA 2012 John A. Sasso National Community

Development Week Award; to recognize

communities that exemplify spirit of

CDBG by showcasing projects during

2012 NCD Week (4/9-14/12); Comm.

Dev. submitted activities surrounding

recognition of 35 years of action in

Elmwood Park neighborhood & grand

opening of Waters Crest Townhomes

Community

Development

Livingston,

Gray Submitted essay on 5/2/12 (due date 5/4/12)

Notified 5/22/12 we won!

Awards to be formerly presented at luncheon during NCDA’s

2012 Annual Conference (6/20-23/12) in Palm Springs, CA.

NUSA Neighborhoods, USA 2011

Neighborhood of the Year Award; to

recognize exemplary efforts in improving

quality of life for neighborhoods,

residents, and municipalities; entered

revitalization of Waverly neighborhood

project in Multi-Neighborhood

Partnership category

CCN Watson Application submitted by 02/15/2011 (due date)

Notified 03/21/2011 that we were one of 4 finalists in our

category!

Found out at 2011 NUSA Conference Awards Luncheon in

Anchorage, AK on 05/27/2011 that we won 3rd

place honors!


City of Columbia

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MASC 2011 Municipal Association of SC

Achievement Award; to recognize and

encourage innovation/excellence in local

gov’t; entered revitalization of Waverly

neighborhood in Public Service category

Police, CHDC,

TN Dev.,

Mayor’s Office,

Council

Livingston Submitted app 01/10/2011 (due date)

Did oral presentation (“Mr. Rogers Talks about the Waverly

Neighborhood”) on 02/07/2011

Notified via phone (then letter) 02/08/2011 we won!

Winner’s trophy and plaque presented at the MASC’s Annual

Meeting Awards Breakfast on 6/18/2011 in Hilton Head

MetLife

Foundation

2010 Community-Police Partnership

Awards/Neighborhood Revitalization;

for partnerships for crime reduction &

economic dev.; wrote about revitalization

of Waverly neighborhood/KOBAN

Police, CHDC,

TN Dev.

Burke,

Livingston Preliminary application submitted 2/26/10

Notified 7/20/2010 we won a 1st place award!

Award ceremony held 11/8/2010!

Awarded $25,000


City of Columbia

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GRANTS ALREADY AWARDED:

Admin.

Agency

Grant Type/Amount/Info Responsible

City Dept.

Staff Contacts Application Status:

Expected Solicitation [date]





ARRA

Funding

Awarded

to date

Non-

ARRA

Funding

Awarded

to date

SCDPS

(ARRA)

2009 SCDPS JAG ARRA Grants

(Competitive)

$30M for SC; received funding for 1 CDV

investigator and 1 CDV prosecutor

Police Carter, Burke,

Wilson 5 applications submitted 4/1/09

Notified 8/28/09 we received funding

Notified 6/25/10 we received $143,254

for 2nd

year funding

Notified 6/3/11 we received $131,772

for 3rd

year funding

$179,857

for Cola.

$143,254

+

$131,772

for Cola.

DOJ

(ARRA)

2009 Byrne JAG ARRA Formula

Allocation


police equipment


Wilson Application submitted 5/15/09 (due

5/18/09)

$597,483

for Cola.

DOJ



police equipment


Wilson Allocation announced 5/26/09 &

application submitted 7/9/09

$145,457

for Cola.

DOJ

(ARRA)

2009 COPS ARRA Hiring Grants

(Competitive)

$1 billion available; will have hired all 18

officers as of 5/15/2011!


Wilson

Application submitted on 4/14/09

Notified 7/28/09 we received funding

for 18 officers!

$2,829,132

for Cola.

DOJ 2009 Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP)

Solicitation; for compliant, armored vests

ordered on or after 4/1/09


Wilson City notified 10/6/09 that we received

$9,154!

$9,154

for Cola.

DOJ



police equipment

Police Burke, Wilson Allocation announced 04/28/10

Award letter received 08/13/10

$130,213

for Cola.


City of Columbia

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Police Burke, Wilson City notified Oct. 2010 that we

received $12,212.98!

$12,212.98

for Cola.

SCDPS 2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science

Improvement Grant; continuation of salary/

benefits for part-time marijuana analyst

Police Burke, Wilson Award letter received 9/10/10 $36,339

for Cola.

SCDPS 2010 Highway Safety Grant Enhance

Traffic Enforcement Program; continuation

of salary/benefits of 2 officers and one

LIDAR speed monitoring device

Police Burke, Wilson Award letter received 9/20/10 $131,920

for Cola.

DOJ 2011 Byrne JAG Formula Allocation


police equipment

Police Wiser, Wilson,

Hines, Greene Allocation announced 06/06/11

Application submitted 07/21/11 (due

date)

$108,248

for Cola.





Hines, Greene Application submitted 7/7/2011

City notified 9/21/2011 that we

received $3,219.36

$3,219.36

for Cola.


Traffic Enforcement Program; for 2 Master

Police Officers and equipped patrol

vehicles and various equipment for each


Miller, Hines,

Greene

Application submitted 7/7/2011


$228,625

for Cola.

SCDPS 2012 Law Enforcement Network Grant; for

Host Agency for 5th

Judicial Circuit Law

Enforcement Network


Miller, Hines,

Greene

Award letter received 9/8/2011 $28,000

for Cola.

DOJ 2011 COPS Hiring Grant (Competitive)

$200M available; request capped at 5% of

actual sworn strength; no match; requested

18 Class 3 officers

Police Wiser, Hartley,

Hines, Wilson Application submitted 5/25 (due date)

for $2,636,352 for 18 Class 3 officers

Notified 9/29/2011 that we received

$732,320 for 5 Class 3 Officers!!

$732,320

for Cola.


City of Columbia

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SCDPS Juvenile Justice Special 2011 Title V Grant

(Competitive); $95,000 available; 4/1/12-

9/30/12 grant period; for delinquency

prevention activities; 33.3% cash/in-kind

match; applying for $44,152 for summer

program done through Healing Species at

W. A. Perry Middle School, Gonzales

Gardens, Jubilee Academy; $70,885 total

project cost

Police,

Healing Species

Santiago,

McGill,

Williams, Little

App submitted 1/7/2012 (due date)

Notified 3/28/12 we won!

$44,152

for Cola.

DOJ 2012 Byrnes JAG Formula Allocation

$91,457 for CPD; for purchasing police

equipment

CPD Wiser, Wilson Allocation announced 3/27/12

Application submitted May 14, 2012

(due date)

$91,457

for Cola.

DOJ Smart Policing Initiative FY2011 Grant

(Competitive); $10M available; $300,000

max for cities our size; for replicating,

creating, or institutionalizing evidence-

based policing; no match: submitted app for

& will partner with USC for Integrated

Data Exchange & Analysis (IDEA) project

for $298,523

Police, USC Wiser, Hartley,

Tripp, Caffrey,

Scott, Rojek

Orig. app submitted 4/21/11 (due date)

Discovered 10/3/11 we weren’t

selected

3/6/12 “unofficially” asked to reapply

for new round of funding

Notified 8/23/12 our grant was selected

and fully funded!

$298,523

for Cola.


For compliant, armored vests ordered on or

after 4/1/12; 50% match required;

requested 175 vests (total project cost

$102,051.25)

Police Wiser, Hines,

Wilson Submitted app on 7/5/2012


$8,386.50! The total project cost of

$16,773 will fund about 28 vests.

$8,386.50

for Cola.

SCDPS 2013 Law Enforcement Network Grant; for

Host Agency for 5th

Judicial Circuit Law

Enforcement Network

Police Wilson, Martin,

Miller, Hines,

Uhall, Murphy


for Cola.


Traffic Enforcement Program

(Competitive); submitted app for $138,656

for continuation funding of 2 Master Police

Officers & equipment


Hines, Whittle

Application submitted 3/1/2012 (3/2/12

due date)

Notified 10/2/12 we received

$132,473!

$132,473

for Cola.


City of Columbia

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DOJ



police equipment

Police Santiago,

Wiser, Hines,

Wilson

Allocation announced 5/30/2013!


(7/09/2013 due date)

$89,626

for Cola.

SCDPS 2014 Law Enforcement Network Grant;

for Host Agency for 5th

Judicial Circuit

Law Enforcement Network

Police Wilson, Miller,

Hines, Martin


for Cola.

SCDPS

2014 Highway Safety Grant Enhance

Traffic Enforcement Program

(Competitive); submitted app for $122,055

for continuation funding of 2 Master

Police Officers & equipment (Year 3)


Hines


(2/1/2013 due date)

Notified 10/7/2013 we received

$119,546.

$119,546

for Cola.

HUD

(ARRA)

CDBG-R (Formula)

$342,783 for Columbia; for affordable

housing; under direction from HUD, City

will use funds for MLK neighborhood

drainage project

Comm. Dev. Lawton Application submitted on 06/05/09

$342,783

for Cola.

HUD

(ARRA)

Homeless Prevention & Rapid Re-housing

(HPRP) Fund (Formula)

$524,731 for Columbia

Comm. Dev. Lawton Application submitted on 5/18/09

Notified 7/10 that our plan was approved

$524,731

for Cola.

HUD Neighborhood Stabilization Program

Round 1 (Competitive)

$44M for SC

Comm. Dev. Lawton On 3/25/09, Columbia awarded $3.9M;

TN Dev. Corp. awarded $1,038,350;

Richland Co. awarded $2.22M

$3.9M

for Cola.

HUD FY 2010 Community Planning and

Development Program (Formula)

In April 2010, HUD announced

Columbia’s allocations for Community

Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home

Investment Partnerships (HOME), and

Housing Opportunities for Persons with

AIDS (HOPWA)

Comm. Dev. Lawton CDBG—$1,348,864

HOME—$901,929

HOPWA—$1,566,258

$3,817,051

(total)

for Cola.


City of Columbia

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In April 2011, HUD announced Columbia’s

allocations for CDBG, HOME, & HOPWA

Comm. Dev. Livingston CDBG—$703,080*

HOME—$792,484

HOPWA—$1,540,616

*Reduced by Timeliness Finding Letter

$3,036,180

(total)

for Cola.

Wells Fargo

Fndn. SC

2012 Community Development—Revitalize

and Stabilize Communities Grant

(Competitive); to support the improvement

of low and moderate income communities;

submitted app for $10,000 to offset pre-

development soft costs for planned

redevelopment of Lyon Street Community

TNDC Saeed Submitted app 8/17/12

Notified 9/27/12 we received $7,500!

$7,500 for

Cola.



In February 2012, HUD announced

Columbia’s allocations for CDBG, HOME,

& HOPWA

Comm. Dev. Livingston CDBG—$868,564

HOME—$468,151

HOPWA—$1,584,363

$2,921,078

(total)

for Cola.

SCACDC 2012 SC Association of Community Dev.

Corp. Community Impact Fund Grant

(Competitive); $100K available; $20K max;

for capacity-building initiatives;

commercial, affordable housing, or

economic dev. projects; 3-to-1 cash/in-kind

match; submitted app for $9,200 for

Neighborhood Services Training Program

($56,296 project cost) for Neighborhood

Leadership Summit, OMG Workshop,

Financial Literacy Seminars

CHDC

Comm. Dev.

Clark,

Rainwater,

Saeed,

Livingston

Submitted app on 10/25/12 (10/26/12

due date)

Notified 12/18/12 that CHDC received

$4,000!

$4,000 for

Cola.

Richland Co.

Office of

Comm. Dev.

2013 HOME Investment Grant

(Competitive); to benefit low and moderate

income neighborhoods of the

unincorporated areas of Richland Co.;

applied for funds to tear down then

reconstruct home on Chasewood Court

Comm. Dev. Saeed Rec’d letter 5/28/2013 we received

$69,500 in loan funds and $69,500 in

HOME Investment Grant!

$69,500

for Cola.


City of Columbia

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On 5/29/2013, HUD updated Columbia’s



HOME—$493,779

HOPWA—$1,421,084

$2,871,527

(total)

for Cola.



On 04/01/2014, HUD updated Columbia’s



HOME—$502,473

HOPWA—$1,413,542

$2,866,292

(total)

for Cola.

DOT

(ARRA)

Columbia Area Transportation Study or

COATS (Formula)

$14.5M available; Columbia awarded $6.5

million towards the N. Main Street

Reconstruction Phase 1B Project; additional

$2.5M stimulus funding committed from

the 6th

Congressional District

Construction

Management,

Planning,

Utilities and

Engineering

Gantt, Dooley,

Land, Jaco,

Higgins

Allocation awarded on 3/26/09 at

CMCOG meeting

$6.5M for

Cola.

$2.5M

additional

funding

($9M

total)

SCDOT COATS FY2010 Transportation

Enhancement Program (TEP)

(Competitive); for facilities for

pedestrians/bicycles & landscaping/ scenic

beautification; submitted app for ADA

ramps and landscape medians on Main

Street (Blanding to Elmwood); total project

cost of $162,700 ($65,080 match)

Public

Works,

Engineering

Gentry,

Higgins, Funds transferred to Vista Greenway

but project pulled (match went to Phase

I construction/SCPRT 2012 RTP grant)

Reallocated funds (which got reduced)

to Accessibility & Landscape Project

on Main Street; revised app submitted

5/22/12

App approved for 2009-2015 TIP

amendment/inclusion & recommended

for funding in FY2012 (5/29 &

6/14/12)!

$97,620

for Cola.

SCDOT COATS FY2012 Transportation

Enhancement Program (TEP)

(Competitive); for facilities for

pedestrians/bicycles and for landscaping

and scenic beautification; $145,000 max

award; two apps submitted—Mast Arms on

Main Street (Blanding to Laurel) with total

project cost of $300,300 & Lighting

Additions for Five Points (street lights on

Blossom and College) with total project

Public

Works,

Engineering

Gentry,

Higgins,

Anderson, Five

Pts. Assoc.

Both apps delivered on 4/13/12 (due

date)

5/7/12 CMCOG requested revisions to

both

5/14/12 both revised apps re-submitted

Mast Arms on Main Street app

approved for 2009-2015 TIP

amendment/inclusion & recommended

for FY2012 funding (5/29 & 6/14/12)!

$145,000

for Cola.


City of Columbia

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cost of $241,000

5/29/12 Lighting Additions for Five

Points app not selected for funding


City of Columbia

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IRS

(ARRA)

Recovery Zone Economic Development

Bonds (Formula)

$10B available; bonds that governmental

entities can use for public capital projects

and job training in recovery zones

Merchant

Capital

Brent Robertson On 7/30/09, SC allocated $115.041M;

Columbia sub-allocated $649,000 &

Richland County sub-allocated

$1.469M

$649,000

for Cola.

IRS

(ARRA)

Recovery Zone Facility Bond (Formula)

$15B available; traditional tax-exempt

bonds that can be used by private business

in recover zones for buildings and

equipment

Merchant

Capital

Brent Robertson On 7/30/09, SC allocated $172.562M;

Columbia sub-allocated $973,000 &

Richland County sub-allocated

$2.204M

$973,000

for Cola.

EPA/

DHEC

(ARRA)

State Diesel Emission Reduction Grants

(Discretionary)

Up to $1.7M for SC; and ½ for target

projects and ½ of funds for competitive sub-

grants; City rec’d funding to retrofit 20

vehicles totaling $105,171.43; City awarded

add’l $2,500 for “educational & outreach

component”; will use to wrap biodiesel

garbage truck & produce bumper stickers

for fleet that recognize biodiesel-powered

vehicles

General

Services,

Fleet

Services

Knoche,

Heustess On 4/16/09, SCDHEC awarded target

projects

City notified 7/13/09 it’s to receive

funding to retrofit 20 vehicles

Funding awarded 11/5/09

City awarded add’l $2,500 on 10/27/10

for “educational & outreach

component” of Southern Fried Fuel

Program

$105,171.43

+ $2,500.00

$107,671.43

for Cola.

EPA

(ARRA)

Brownfields Grants (Competitive)

For Brownfields projects; our funds will be

used for Gills Creek watershed area

Cola. Dev. Delk App due 4/20/09; (previously

submitted app for FY2009 funds used

for ARRA grant app)

Notified 5/8/09 Assessment Coalition

was awarded grant

$750,000

for Cola.

$250,000

for West

Cola.

DOE

(ARRA)

EECBG (Formula)

$3.2B available; $31,449,200 for SC; our

allocation ($1,424,100) announced 3/26/09;

application submitted 06/25/09; funds

finally awarded 12/18/09; funds will be used

for Energy Audit Implementation Project &

Green Building Incentive Program

General

Services,

Development

Services,

CPAC

Knoche,

Harkin, Baldauf All projects slated to be completed and

all money set to be spent/drawn down

by 12/17/12 grant end date.

$1,424,100

for Cola.


City of Columbia

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DOA/

SC Forestry

Comm.

(ARRA)

Community Forest Health Enrichment

through Hazard Tree Mitigation & Canopy

Tree Restoration; $845,000 for SC; $35,000

award maximum; to identify, prune and/or

remove hazardous trees & replace with new

trees; requested funds for tree removal

Public Works Gentry,

Williamson,

Rushman

Application submitted 12/18/2009 for

$31,865 for hazardous tree removal

On 1/26/10, notified that we were

awarded $24,000 for tree removal.

$24,000 for

Cola.

DOI/NPS

admin by SC

Archive &

History thru

SHPO

2011 Federal Historic Preservation Grants

(competitive); for historic survey, planning,

or stabilization projects; $100,000 available;

grants $2.5K-$25K; 50% match; submitted

app for $2,500 ($5,000 total project cost)

workshops for owners of historic homes

(using funds from National Trust

Preservation Funds grant as match)

Development

& Planning

Services

Moore, Richey,

Threatt, Crick Submitted app on 2/1/2011 (deadline)

Rec’d letter dated 5/16/11 stating that

SHPO intends to award us $2,500!

$2,500

for Cola.

National

Trust for

Historic

Preservation

2011 National Trust Preservation Funds

(Competitive); for historic planning and

education preservation projects; grants

$2.5K-$10K; 50% match; submitted app for

$2,500 ($5,000 total project cost)

workshops for owners of historic homes;

using Federal Historic Preservation Grant as

match

Development

& Planning

Services

Moore, Richey,

Threatt, Crick Submitted app on 2/1/2011 (deadline)

Notified 3/28/2011 that we were not

awarded grant

Allowed to/did re-apply on 6/1/2011.

Notified 07/13/11 that we won $1,250

from Terence L. Mills Memorial Fund

(from NTHP)!

$1,250

for Cola.

Richland

County

Conserv.

Comm.

FY2013-2014 Historic Preservation &

Community Conservation Grant

(Competitive); up to $50K/grant; 20% cash

or in-kind match required; for various

preservation/restoration projects promoting

the history of Richland County; submitted

app for $10,000 ($24,000 total project cost)

for Granby Mill Village Stabilization

Program

Development

& Planning

Services

Threatt, Moore Submitted app on 2/22/2013 (deadline)

Notified 4/9/2013 that Richland

County intends to award us this grant!

(Final funding decisions are pending

County Council fiscal meetings.)

$10,000

for Cola.


City of Columbia

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DOI/NPS

admin by SC

Archive &

History thru

SHPO

2013 Federal Historic Preservation Grants

(competitive); for local historic

preservation activities; $100,000

available; grants $2.5K-$25K; 50%

match; submitted app for $10,000

($20,000 total project cost) for Granby

Mill Village Stabilization Program

Development &

Planning

Services

Threatt, Moore Submitted app on 2/1/2013 (deadline)

Notified 5/6/2013 that SHPO intends to

award us this grant! (Final funding

decisions are pending obligation of

funds from National Parks Service,

which funds grants.)

$10,000

for Cola.

SCPRT 2010 Park and Recreation Development

(PARD) Fund (Competitive); $20,000

max award; to develop new or enhance

existing facilities; 80/20 match & County

delegation endorsement; for Emily

Douglas Park playground renovations

($35,000 to $40,000 total project cost);

EDP Committee raised approx, $10,000

toward match; P&R Dept. looking for

funds for project balance

Parks &

Recreation

McDuffie App submitted mid August 2010


$15,585.33!

(Because of the grant maximum, the

program designated the project total as

$19,481.66 with $3,896.33 as the

match.)

$15,585.33

for Cola.

SCPRT 2012 Park and Recreation Development

(PARD) Fund (Competitive); $31,908.36

max allocation for Richland County; to

develop new or enhance existing

facilities; req. 80/20 match & county

delegation endorsement; for ADA

playground equipment & picnic

shelters/benches in Rosewood & Valencia

parks; $39,885.45 total project cost

Parks &

Recreation

Thompson,

Davis, Baker App submitted 1/4/2012 (apps due on

10th

of each month)

Notified 1/11/2012 we were awarded

entire allocation of $31,908.36!

$31,908.36

for Cola.

US Soccer

Foundation

US Soccer Foundation (Competitive)

Field Grants—$100,000 max for

irrigation & field maintenance equipment;

applied for $91,346 to irrigate Owens

Field and create fields at Southeast Park

Parks &

Recreation

Davis App submitted 10/9/10 (due date)

Notified 1/13/2011 we won $5,000 for

field irrigation systems from Hunter

Industries (for Owen Field).

Since USSF has a new vendor partner

(Ewing Irrigation), notified 3/25/2011

we’ll receive additional $7,500 for

field irrigation systems from Ewing!

$5,000 + $7,500

$12,500

for Cola.


City of Columbia

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HHS/John

Snow Inc.

Reviving Double Dutch in Communities

Initiative (Competitive); 1 project in SC

to be awarded $25,000 max. to develop a

model Double Dutch program that can be

replicated throughout SC that motivates,

educates, and empowers children to

increase their fun-time physical activity

levels; City aims to expand its Double

Dutch program from MLK to Hyatt,

Lorick, Pinhurst & Greenview parks

Parks &

Recreation

Davis App submitted 4/1/2011 (due date)

Notified 4/18/2011 that we won!!

$25,000

for Cola.

National

Gardening

Association

& Home

Depot

2012 Youth Garden Grants (Competitive)

For youth gardening programs; five

winners will receive gift cards valued at

$1,000 (and 95 winners will receive $500

gift cards) for the purchase of gardening

materials and supplies from Home Depot

that are specific to the needs of their

program

Parks &

Recreation

Williams, Davis Application submitted on 12/12/2011

(due date)

Notified 3/2/2012 that we won $500

(gift card) grant!

$500

for Cola.

Nat’l Rec. &

Park

Agency,

Coca-Cola

Co., &

Piggly

Wiggly

Sprite Spark Parks Project Initiative

(competitive); to refresh neighborhood

parks by refurbishing 26 basketball courts

across US; finalists from submitted apps

were entered into an online voting contest

7/15-9/30/12; winners received up to

$15,000 based on votes received

Parks &

Recreation

Thompson App submitted 6/26/12

Online voting 7/15-9/30/12

Notified 10/4/12 we were selected for

$15,000 grant

Press conference/ribbon cutting held

7/24/2013

$15,000 for

Cola.

Scotts

Miracle-Gro

Company

GRO1000 Grassroots Grant

(Competitive); $1,500 grants (each)

available to enhance and develop gardens

and green spaces; submitted app for 2-

mile walking/biking trail at Hyatt Park as

part of City’s Community Garden

Program and “Let’s Get Moving

Columbia” program focused in 29203 zip

code.

Parks &

Recreation

Williams Submitted app on 2/18/2013 (due date)

Notified 3/20/2013 that we won!

$1,500 for

Cola.


City of Columbia

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Dollar

General

Literacy

Foundation

Summer Reading Grants (competitive); to

fund local nonprofits or libraries to help

with the implementation or expansion of

summer reading programs; $3,000 max

award; submitted app for Reading Rocks

Summer Enrichment Program at

Pinehurst and Lorick parks

Parks &

Recreation

Thompson App submitted 2/28/2013

Notified 5/17 (email) & 5/24 (award

letter) we were selected for $3,000

grant

$3,000 for

Cola.

Foundation

for the

Carolinas/

Carolina

Panthers

Charities

Challenger Flag Football League Grant

(competitive); to give children and young

adults with disabilities to participate in a

Challenger Flag Football League; grants

range from $2,000-$5,000; submitted app

to start a league in Columbia

Parks &

Recreation

Thompson App submitted on 6/7/2013

Notified 6/17/2013 we were selected

for $5,000 grant

$5,000 for

Cola.

Richland

County

Conserv.

Comm.

Community Conservation Grant

(Competitive); awards range from $5,000

to $10,000; 20% cash or in-kind match

required; for variety of conservation

activities; submitted app for $8777.87

($14,593.87 total project cost) for

Environmental Education & Interpretive

Programming for City parks

Park Ranger

Unit

Robinson Submitted app on 1/14/2011 (deadline)

Notified late 06/10/11 we won and are

slated to receive $7,500!! (Grant

budget was adjusted to reflect

reduction in price of laptop &

projector.)

$7,500

for Cola.

Bikes

Belong

Foundation

Bikes Belong Facility Grant

(Competitive); to fund projects that

include bike paths, trails, parks, facilities,

and advocacy; submitted app for paving

of Vista Greenway (tunnel running from

Gasden to Taylor)at Finlay Park for

$10,000 (Vista Greenway Committee

would provide $18,650 match)

Vista

Greenway

Committee

Cliff Spann App submitted on 4/29 (due date)

Notified 06/28/11 that we won

$10,000!

Rec’d actual check on 07/21/11.

$10,000

for Cola.


City of Columbia

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Scotts

MiracleGro

& US Conf

of Mayors

GRO1000 Gardens and Green Spaces

Grant (competitive)

Five cities will be given grants for

innovative projects to create a new or add

to an existing garden or green space;

awards are $25K—$15K cash & $10K in-

kind products; submitted app for green

space at I126 at Greystone Blvd at zoo

entrance

Forestry &

Beautification

Hollar Application submitted on 11/30/2011

(due date)

Notified on 12/28/2011 that we were

selected as one of the five cities to win

$25,000!!

Awards will be officially announced at

USCM’s Winter Meeting on 1/19/12.

$25,000

for Cola.

PetSmart

Charities

2012 PetSmart Charities Targeted

Spay/Neuter Program (Competitive); for

programs promoting the spaying and

neutering of animals; no match required

but Animal Mission providing 1-to-1

match; requested $15,000 for 29201

Targeted Spay/Neuter Project (total

project cost $30,000)

Animal

Services

Drum Submitted app on 8/31/12 (due date)

Notified 11/19/12 we passed to the

next round of reviews! Representative

stated we should hear something

regarding status after Thanksgiving.

Notified 11/30/12 we’re receiving

$20,500 (instead of $15,000)!

$20,500

for Cola.

SCPRT SCPRT 2013 & 2014 Recreational Trails

Program (Competitive—soliciting for

both 2013 & 2014 at this time); for

recreational trails projects; $100,000 max

award; 20% match; applied for

$98,850.40 for Taylor Street Trail

($124,975 total project cost) and for

$99,517.90 ($124,950 total project cost)

for Elmwood Avenue Trail, both of which

are part of Vista Greenway

Utilities &

Engineering

Higgins, Gentry Letters of Intent submitted 4/15/2013

(due date)

Attended required grant workshop 5/28

Applications submitted 7/23/13 (due

date)

Notified 11/6/2013 that we were not

selected for funding for Elmwood

Avenue Trail, BUT notified 11/6/2013

that we were awarded $98,850 for

Taylor Street Trail!

$98,850

for Cola.


City of Columbia

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SC Arts

Commission

2014 One-Time Arts Project Grant

(competitive); for activities that provide

arts opportunities for public or that

support art organizations/artists to offer

services; $5K max; 1-to-1 match (%50 of

which must be in cash); submitted app for

$4,250 for Creative Journey, the Arts

Center program for soldiers with PSTD

and TBI ($8,500 total project cost)

Parks &

Recreation

(Arts Center)

Oliver,

Sorensen App submitted 1/14/2014 (due date

1/15/2014)

Award posted on SCAC website on

2/20/2014 & officially notified

3/3/2014 we received $4,250 grant!

$4,250 for

Cola.

FEMA DHS FY09 Preparedness Grants

Metropolitan Medical Response System

(MMRS); to improve regional mass

casualty incident preparedness and

response capabilities

DHS/CPD Reaves Received award letter 11/2/09 $321.221

for Cola.

FEMA/

DHS

SLED FY09 Buffer Zone Protection

Program; for vulnerability reduction and

response capabilities in designated areas;

rec’d funding for bomb squad

interoperability equipment

DHS/CPD Johnson Received final funding

amendments/approval March 2012

$70,764

for Cola.


MMRS

DHS/CPD Martin,

Lederfind Allocation announced 7/15/10


$317,419

for Cola.


MMRS

DHS/CPD Martin, Hartley,

Lederfind Allocation published May 2011 in

Homeland Security Grants Program

Guidelines

$281,693

for Cola.

FEMA DHS 2009 SAFER (Staffing for Adequate

Fire and Emergency Response) Grants

(Competitive)

$210M available; for staffing fire

stations—hiring new or re-hiring laid-off

firefighters; submitted app to rehire 9

positions for Engine #8 ($1,430,797)

Fire

Department

Anderson,

Cothran Application originally due 12/18/2009

but extended to 1/15/2010

Submitted application on 1/15/10

Notified 4/23 that we received funding

for all 9 positions applied for!!

$1,430,797

for Cola.


City of Columbia

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FEMA DHS 2010 Assistance to Firefighters

Grants (AFG); (Competitive)

$390M available; for equipment, training,

health/safety programs & response

vehicles; max available $1M; 20% match;

submitted app to purchase 450 heads-up

displays (HUDs) for face pieces & 5 gear

extractor/dryer sets; County will split

match ($42,220) with City

Fire

Department

Jenkins,

Cothran,

Krusen, Tinsley

Presented to Council on 5/26/10 &

gained approval to move forward

w/app

Submitted app for $211,100 on 5/28/10

(due date)


funding for all equipment applied for!!

$211,100

for Cola.

FEMA DHS 2010 SAFER Grants (Competitive)

$420M available; for staffing or for

recruitment/retention activities for

volunteers; submitted app to hire

Recruitment & Retention Coordinator &

to create Marketing Plan to increase the

number of volunteer firefighters

Fire

Department

Jenkins,

Cothran, Helms Submitted app for $396,080 on 9/17/10

(due date)

Notified 3/11/2011 received funding

for all requests & press conference held

3/28/2011 to announce award!

$396,080

for Cola.

FEMA

DHS 2012 Assistance to Firefighters

Grants (AFG); (competitive)

$285M available; for equipment, training,

health/safety programs & response

vehicles; max available $1M; 20% match;

submitted app to purchase 4 stationary

compressors and 7 burst containers (total

project cost $203,880)

Fire

Department

Jenkins,

Cothran,

Edmonds,

Helms, Baust

Submitted app for $163,104 on

7/6/2012 (due date)

Notified 8/23/2013 that we were

awarded $163,104!!

$163,104

for Cola.


City of Columbia

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Here is the total amount of ARRA-funded grants/allocations awarded to the City of Columbia thus far:

Byrne JAG ARRA Formula Allocation $597,483

SCDPS JAG ARRA Competitive Grant $179,857

COPS ARRA Hiring Competitive Grant $2,829,132

CDBG-R Formula Allocation $342,783

Homeless Prevention Fund Formula Allocation $524,731

Columbia Area Transportation Study Formula Allocation $9,000,000

Recovery Zone Economic Development Bonds Formula Allocation $649,000

Recovery Zone Facility Bond Formula Allocation $973,000

Energy Efficiency Community Block Grant (EECBG) Formula Allocation $1,424,100

State Diesel Emission Reduction Discretionary Grant $107,671.43

Brownfields Competitive Grant $750,000

Community Forest Health Enrichment through Hazardous Tree Mitigation & Canopy Tree Restoration Grant $24,000

$17,401,757.43

Below are additional ARRA-funded grants/allocations awarded in the Columbia area thus far:

Public Housing Fund Formula Allocation (funds awarded to Columbia Housing Authority) $5,259,694

Community Health Center Formula Allocation (funds awarded to SCPHCA—$141,886, ECCHCI—$500,269

RCHCA—$225,210) $867,365

Transit Capital Assistance Formula Allocation—Round 1 (funds awarded to CMRTA) $5,346,374

Public Housing Capital Fund Competitive Grant (funds awarded to Columbia Housing Authority) $10,000,000

Transit Capital Assistance Formula Allocation—Round 2 (funds awarded to CMRTA) $1,155,912

$22,629,345


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Here is the total amount of non-ARRA-funded grants/allocations awarded to the City of Columbia thus far:

Byrne JAG 2009 Formula Allocation (for equipment) $145,457

2009 Bulletproof Vest Partnership $9,154

2009 Neighborhood Stabilization Program (Round 1) $3,900,000

2009 DHS Preparedness Grant (Metropolitan Medical Response (MMRS) $321,221

2009 SLED Buffer Zone Protection Program (for bomb squad interoperability equip. *unallocated funds awarded 2012) $70,764

FY 2010 Community Planning and Development Program Formula Allocations $3,817,051

2009 FEMA SAFER (for 9 firefighters) $1,430,797


2010 SCDPS JAG Competitive Grant (2nd year of CDV prosecutor/investigator grant) $143,254

MetLife Foundation 2010 Community-Police Partnership Award/Neighborhood Revitalization Award $25,000

2010 SCPRT PARD (for Emily Douglas Park renovations) $15,585.33

2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant (for PT marijuana analyst) $36,339

2010 HSG Enhance Traffic Enforcement Program (for 2 officers and LIDAR speed monitoring device) $131,920


2010 Bulletproof Vest Partnership $12,212.98

2010 FEMA AFG (for HUDs and gear extractor and dryer units) $211,100

2010 US Soccer Foundation Field Grant (for irrigation systems for Owens Field) $12,500

2010 FEMA SAFER (for Volunteer Recruiting& Retention Coordinator/Marketing Plan) $396,080


Reviving Double Dutch in Communities Initiative (to expand City’s program to 4 other parks) $25,000


2011 SCDPS JAG Competitive Grant (3rd year of CDV prosecutor/investigator grant) $131,772


2011 Federal Historic Preservation Grant (for historic homes workshops) $2,500

Community Conservation Grant (for environmental education & interpretive programming for City parks) $7,500

Bikes Belong Facility Grant (for paving under Gadsden Street Tunnel in Vista Greenway Project) $10,000

National Trust Preservation Funds/Terence L. Mills Memorial Fund (for historic homes workshops) $1,250


2012 HSG Enhance Traffic Enforcement Program (for 2 officers and vehicles/equipment for each) $228,625

2012 Law Enforcement Network Grant (for hosting agency for 5th

Judicial Circuit LEN) $28,000

2011 COPS Hiring Competitive Grant (for 5 Class 3 Officers) $732,320

GRO1000 Gardens & Green Spaces Grant (for I126/Greystone Blvd Interchange Beautification Project) $25,000


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2012 SCPRT PARD (for Rosewood & Valencia parks’ improvements) $31,908.36

2012 Youth Garden Grants (for gardening materials and supplies for Youth Garden Program) $500

FY 2012Community Planning and Development Program Formula Allocations $2,921,078

Juvenile Justice Special 2011 Title V Grant (for delinquency prevention summer program) $44,152


2012 COATS TEP (Mast Arms on Main Street) $145,000

2010 COATS TEP (Accessibility and Landscape Project on Main Street) $97,620

FY2011 Smart Policing Initiative (IDEA Project) $298,523




2013 HSG Enhance Traffic Enforcement Program (continuation for 2 officers and equipment for each) $132,473

2012 Wells Fargo Foundation Community Development Grant (for Lyon Street Community pre-development soft costs) $7,500

Sprite Spark Parks Project Initiative (for St. Anna’s Park basketball courts) $15,000

2012 PetSmart Charities Targeted Spay/Neuter Program (29201 Targeted Spay/Neuter Project) $20,500

2012 SCACDC CIF Grant (for Neighborhood Services Training Program) $4,000

2013 GRO1000 Grassroots Grant (for walking/biking trail at Hyatt Park) $1,500


Historic Preservation & Community Conservation Grant (for Granby Mill Village Stabilization Program) $10,000

2013 Federal Historic Preservation Grant (for Granby Mill Village Stabilization Program) $10,000

2013 Richland County HOME Investment Grant (demolish/reconstruct Chasewood Ct. property) $69,500

Dollar General Literacy Foundation Summer Reading Grant (for Reading Rocks at Pinehurst & Lorick parks) $3,000


Challenger Flag Football League Grant (to begin league in Columbia) $5,000

2012 FEMA AFG (4 stationary containers & 7 burst containers) $163,104



2014 HSG Enhance Traffic Enforcement Program (continuation for 2 officers and equipment for each—Year 3) $119,546

2013 SCPRT Recreational Trails Program Grant (for Taylor St. Trail of Vista Greenway) $98,850

2014 SCAC One-Time Arts Project Grant (for Creative Journey program) $4,250



FY2014 Brownfields Assessment Grant (for hazardous & petroleum studies in City target areas) $400,000

$26,429,510.53


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Here is the total amount of non-ARRA-funded grants/allocations applied for (i.e. pending) by the City of Columbia thus far:

2013 FEMA AFG (45 portable radios) $178,004

2014 SCDPS JAG Competitive Grant (2 Gang Unit Investigators & equipment) $252,367

2014 SCDPS JAG Competitive Grant (2 CDV Investigators & equipment) $226,523

FY2015 Highway Safety Grant (for 2 officers/vehicles/equipment) $215,360

FY2014 Federal Historic Preservation Grant (for USC’s Davis College Stabilization/Exterior Restoration) $20,000

FY2014 Federal Historic Preservation Grant (for Earlewood National Register Nomination) $4,500

2013 FEMA FP&S (1,000 smoke alarms/CO detectors & digital sign) $141,583

2014 TIGER VI (for Seamless City Revitalization Project) $35,326,724

2014 Bulletproof Vest Partnership (for 182 vests) $74,796.48

2014 VAWA (for CDV/SA Victim Advocate & awareness/resource brochures) $49,976

2014 SCDPS Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant (for spectrometer) $44,983

$36,515,816.48

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