The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) announces $22 million federal grant funds will be distributed statewide from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for the 2018-2019 Federal Fiscal Year.

In Rutherford County, nearly 421-thousand dollars will be awarded to various agencies. Eagleville, La Vergne and Smyrna Police Departments along with Prevention Coalition for Success and the District Attorney's Office are recipients. The DA was awarded nearly 203-thousand dollars to aid in prosecution of DUI cases.

Over 350 federal grants exceeding $19 million have been awarded to law enforcement agencies and highway safety partners across Tennessee.

Eagleville Police Department

LaVergne Police Department
Police Traffic Services (Multiple Violations)
50,000.00

Prevention Coalition for Success, Inc.
Alcohol and Impaired Driving Education
35,000.00

Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Alcohol and Impaired Driving Enforcement
60,000.00

Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Teen Driver Safety
18,000.00

Smyrna Police Department
Alcohol and Impaired Driving Enforcement
49,945.82

Tennessee District Attorney General, 16th Judicial District
DUI Prosecution
202,900.00