Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton announced $357,522 in Highway Safety Grant funding for agencies in Cumberland and Putnam Counties.

Agencies and funding include:

• Crossville Police Department – $26,930 for community-based traffic safety enforcement and education.
• Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department – $55,000 for enforcement of DUI laws.
• Fairfield Glade Police Department – $30,000 for a senior driver safety campaign.
• Fairfield Glade Police Department – $20,000 for a network coordinator.
• Monterey Police Department – $15,000 for community-based traffic safety enforcement and education.
• Tennessee District Attorney General, 13^thJudicial District – $210,592 for DUI prosecution.

“I appreciate the Tennessee Highway Safety Office, our Department of Safety and Homeland Security, and our local agencies for their effective, committed partnership in securing these sizable grants,” said Speaker Sexton. “This funding will create new resources to support local police and our DA’s office in their ongoing efforts to improve public safety in our community.”

Over 370 federal grants exceeding $28 million in total have been awarded to law enforcement agencies and highway safety partners across Tennessee.