$150,000 is being made available to Newtown from the U-S Justice Department to fund two school resource officer positions.  The money is coming from the Bureau of Justice Assistance.  U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says the grant funding will help to offer critical support for law enforcement and essential services to the community.  He says every resource his office can offer to Newtown to make children feel safe and secure at school will be committed to the town. 

Last month the Justice Department awarded $2.5 million to Connecticut State Police, Newtown Police and their partner agencies to compensate them for costs related to overtime, forensics and security at the crime scenes. 

There's been a police presence at the school in Monroe that's used by Sandy Hook students since it opened in January.