D.C. U.S. Reps. The grants will go to police and sheriff's departments in Wake, Durham, Orange, Person, Harnett, Johnston, Franklin, Wilson, Nash and Granville counties part of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998, which assists law enforcement agencies in the purchase of bulletproof vests for its officers. When police officers are equipped with the tools to do their jobs, our streets and schools are safer. I'm so glad so many North Carolina law enforcement agencies took advantage of the opportunity to get this grant money. These grants will help protect our police officers from the bullets which have taken the lives of too many North Carolina officers.
Bulletproof vests save officers' lives.
These vests have made the difference between life and death for law enforcement personnel throughout the country, and every officer should have access to this lifesaving device. The Department of Justice awards grants to help states and local governments equip their law enforcement officers with armor vests. The law requires that at least half of the funds disbursed through this statute must go to units of government serving fewer than 100,000 residents. Each applicant for a grant under the act may request funds to help purchase one armor vest per law enforcement officer per year. Grants are made for up to 50 percent of the total cost of the vest, including all taxes and shipping and handling.