Cooperative Agreement 2019FUCXK015

Summary: Delaware Statewide Law Enforcement Accreditation Project The Criminal Justice Council, in conjunction with the Delaware Police Accreditation Commission and Police Officer Standards and Training Commission, received a $300,000 Project Grant from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) effective October 1, 2025. The project addresses Delaware's mandate under House Bill 206 to...

The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) received a $419,752 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (CFDA 16.813). The award will fund three overtime projects with the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP): 1) Entering mental health records into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to increase record availability; 2) Converting a backlog of paper Record of Sale...

The Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association (PCPA) received a $300,000 Project Grant from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. Under the PA Chiefs Accreditation Enhancement Project, PCPA will expand the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (PLEAP) by increasing the accreditation program manager's position from 0.4...

The City of York, Pennsylvania received a $334,200 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program on October 1, 2021 to be completed by September 30, 2026. This Project Grant funding will support the City of York's efforts to enhance public safety and build community trust through collaborative problem solving and organizational strategies that promote community policing principles...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Borough of Chambersburg, PA. The grant funding will enable the municipality to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. The anticipated outcomes include enhanced engagement in planned...

The Department of State Police Pennsylvania was awarded a $531,983 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) to increase its capacity to analyze crime scene samples for upload into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). The funding will be used to purchase new liquid handling robotic instruments, perform validation studies, and implement streamlined laboratory methods to maximize throughput and reduce the number of days to...

The Lancaster Independent School District received a $375,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The purpose of this grant is to improve security at schools and on school grounds through evidence-based programs that enhance school safety and promote a positive learning environment for all students. The funding will be used by the school...

The Northeast Bradford School District was awarded a $111,428 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services program on October 1, 2021 to implement the School Violence Prevention Program through September 30, 2024. The COPS Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program aims to enhance public safety by assisting law enforcement agencies in building community trust and developing collaborative problem solving approaches through community...

The City of York, Pennsylvania will receive $668,400 under a five-year Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services program to advance community policing through new police officer hires. The grant funds must be used by September 2026 to hire additional career law enforcement officers to increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt crime and violence. The COPS Hiring Program aims to enhance public safety by...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office within the U.S. Department of Justice awarded New Castle County Police Division (Department of Public Safety) $875,000 under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) on October 1, 2025. This five-year project grant, extending through September 30, 2030, provides funding to support the hiring and rehiring of career law enforcement officers to expand the agency's community policing capacity and crime prevention...