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The City of Mobile, through its Mobile Police Department, received a $1.875 million Project Grant from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) on October 1, 2025. The award supports a five-year initiative extending through September 30, 2030, to hire and rehire additional career law enforcement officers in order to expand the department's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Under this grant, the Mobile...

The Miami-Dade County Police Department was awarded a $6.25 million project grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to support community policing initiatives from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. Funding will support the implementation of organizational strategies and collaborative community partnerships that align with the goals of...

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington, DC received a $3.125 million project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program to advance the practice of community policing through hiring additional law enforcement officers. The purpose of the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) is to increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity to prevent and disrupt crime and violence by hiring and rehiring career law enforcement officers. The...

The Mesa Police Department (MPD) was awarded a $187,368 federal Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program (CFDA 16.710 - Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants) to implement the Boulder Crest Foundation's Posttraumatic Growth (PTG)-based Struggle Well training program. This two-year grant will fund 12 training sessions to enhance the resilience and well-being of approximately 300 MPD sworn and professional personnel, as...

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington, D.C. received an $800,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (CFDA 16.738). The grant will fund the development of an evidence-based training program in crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques, focusing on interactions with individuals experiencing behavioral health or intellectual/developmental disorders....

The Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will be used by the school district to implement evidence-based programs and acquire security technology to improve school security and promote a positive learning environment for students. The...

The City of Baltimore received a $199,900 project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office to upgrade its law enforcement training simulator system. The grant, awarded under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, will provide funding to replace and modernize the city's existing training simulator used for de-escalation instruction of police recruits and in-service officers. Upgrading the aged simulator equipment...

This $153,255 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program, will enable the Melrose Police Department to implement a virtual reality (VR) training program. The program aims to improve officer de-escalation tactics, enhance responses to mental health crises, and manage other stressful situations, with the goal of reducing confrontations and...

The Detroit Transportation Corporation (DTC) received a $535,426 project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). The funding will support DTC's modernization of closed-circuit television (CCTV) networks across Detroit People Mover passenger stations and trains from August 2021 through March 2029. Specifically, DTC will upgrade CCTV systems in station stairwells and elevators, acquire new...

The Manchester Police Department (MPD) in New Hampshire received a $537,124 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (CFDA 16.738). The funding will enable MPD to implement an investigative checklist strategy via a mobile phone application to address a recent increase in violent and property crime and improve investigative clearance rates. Key deliverables include developing an...