State Awards $500K in Safe and Secure Courthouse Grants to 23 Counties

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Judicial Branch is awarding 500-thousand dollars in grants to improve security at 23 county courthouses in the state.

The funding can be used to provide security training, install bullet-proof glass at service counters, replace aging security equipment, to reconstruct entrances, and improve exterior building safety.

Local governments must provide matching funds.

The counties receiving grants are Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Chisago, Grant, Isanti, Koochiching, Mahnomen, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Red Lake, Scott, Sibley, Swift, Todd, Waseca, and Wilkin.