 The Town of Davie actively pursues grant funding to support our social service, public safety, and development programs. In FY 2003, Davie was awarded more than $11.3 million in grants from the Federal government, the State of Florida, Broward County, and private sources. Approximately 71% of the grant money received this year will allow
the Town to purchase land that will be preserved as open space or developed as parks.
Grants earned by the Town in FY 2003 support the following types of projects:
§ Art and culture programs;
§ Community buses;
§ Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT);
§ Fire Rescue equipment;
§ Flood mitigation;
§ Geographic Information Systems (GIS);
§ Hiring of new police officers and school resource officers;
§ Historic preservation;
§ Homeland security;
§ Housing and community development;
§ Parks construction;
§ Police equipment; and
§ Recreational and equestrian trail construction.
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