Grant Funds Bulletproof Vests and Body Armor

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The Georgia Municipal Association is proud to announce the City of Hiram received a Safety Grant check in the amount of $6,000. These funds will be used by the city for the purchase of Bulletproof Vests/Body Armor, Ballistic Plate for Bulletproof Vests, Level 2 w/Vest (Body Armor), and L7 Plate for Body Armor.

Steve Durden, Deputy Director, Marketing, stated, “This program allows each city to stretch their budget dollars to provide a safer work environment for their employees.”

The GMA Safety and LIability Management Grant program was introduced in 2000 to provide a financial incentive to assist members in their employee safety and general public liability loss control efforts through training and the purchase of equipment and services.

Since the inception of the program, over 130 cities have received grant money through the program, over 500 grants were approved totaling nearly $1.5 million to fund items such as bulletproof vests, training videos, confined space entry equipment, reflective safety vests, fire department turnout gear and police department in-vehicle video systems. These grant funds have helped leverage the purchase of over $2.6 million in this type of equipment and training.