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Jackson awarded nearly $64 million through the Model Cities Initiative
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Jackson is getting nearly $64 million from the Justice Department.
Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the Model Cities Initiative award at Jackson City Hall on Monday. The money is aimed at fighting violent crime and increasing public safety, and it will reach the city over the next three years.
(Today I am pleased to announce that the Department of Justice is investing nearly 64 million dollars through our model city initiative in the city of Jackson, Mississippi) — Attorney General Todd Blanche
Mississippi's congressional delegation said in October that Jackson would receive $100 million. The Justice Department had not confirmed any figure until Blanche put it at nearly $64 million on Monday.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice on X
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