Cooperative Agreement 2020CKWXK046

The Charleston Police Department (CPD) was awarded a $153,704 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The grant will fund the CPD Community Policing Leadership Institute, a 96-hour (over 12 weeks) leadership training program focused on applying newly learned skills to create and implement innovative community policing capstone projects....

The City of Charleston Police Department (CPD) in South Carolina received an $800,000 Project Grant under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738) from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant supports CPD's implementation of a community problem-oriented policing (CPOP) strategy to address violent crime, property crime, and traffic collisions. Key components include developing an action plan, implementing and tracking the CPOP...

The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) was awarded a $199,424 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The funding will be used from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026 to expand the department's counseling, peer support, and critical stress incident training services. It will also support CPD's annual attendance at the IACP Mental Health...

The National Policing Institute will use $110,000 in FY24 funding from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to supplement their existing Supporting Law Enforcement Agency Accreditation project. The funding will be used to set up and maintain an online Community of Practice (CoP) that will facilitate conversations, information sharing, and support for law...

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 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 Colorado Attorney General's Office, through the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board, was awarded a $499,914 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (CFDA 16.710 - Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants) to undertake a comprehensive project aimed at updating and enhancing the basic law enforcement training curriculum with a focus on integrating de-escalation skills. The project will partner with Force...

The California Police Chiefs Association (CPCA) has been awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. This grant will fund the implementation of a comprehensive statewide accreditation program for law enforcement agencies across California. The goal is to elevate the professionalism, accountability, and effectiveness of...

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...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) provides $2,375,000 to the National Center for Policing Innovation (NCPI) to implement effective community policing strategies. The funding will be used to continuously administer, support, monitor, and maintain the COPS Office Training Portal, including ongoing infrastructure...