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| | Western District of Kentucky - Weed & Seed |
 | | In June 2005, CCDO officially recognized Newburg as a Weed and Seed site, and thereafter, Louisville Metro received $175,000 in grant funding to implement the Weed and Seed strategy in Newburg. |
 | | The official recognition of and the successful grant award for the Newburg Weed and Seed site follow two years of diligent work and joint efforts of the U.S. Attorney's Office, Louisville Metro officials and agencies, and the residents and other stakeholders of the Newburg community. |
 | | Project Backfire, a partnership of state and federal law enforcement including the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, the Commonwealth Attorney for Jefferson County, the Jefferson County Attorney, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the Louisville Metro Police Department, will continue to target violent offenders in the Newburg community. |
| www.usdoj.gov /usao/kyw/weed_and_seed/index.html (485 words) |
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