Springfield to receive Shannon grant of nearly $782,000 to combat youth, gang violence

The city’s Shannon grant for fiscal year 2014, used to combat youth and gang violence, is up 10 percent from this year and tallies to nearly $782,000 officials said. Funding from the grant, formally known as the Sen. Charles F. Shannon Community Safety Initiative, is primarily used for gang task force personnel and overtime, crime analysis and social intervention programs.
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