WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Thom Tillis announced $17.6 million in grants from the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to support law enforcement and improve public safety across North Carolina. The COPS 2024 School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) is partially funded through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which Senator Tillis helped negotiate, write, and   more