Cooperative Agreement 2020CKWXK051

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 U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the California Police Chiefs Association (CPCA) on October 1, 2024 under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will be used by CPCA to implement a comprehensive statewide accreditation program for law enforcement agencies across California. The initiative aims to elevate the professionalism,...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $110,000 Cooperative Agreement to the National Policing Institute (NPI) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will be used to set up and maintain an online Community of Practice (CoP) that will facilitate peer-to-peer engagement, information sharing, and real-time assistance for law enforcement agencies seeking accreditation....

The Chicago Police Department was awarded a $174,336 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants project grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program. The grant will support the provision of contractual psychiatric care and counseling services to the Police Department's 13,640 sworn and civilian workforce from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024. The funding will address documented needs related to insurance coverage...

The Providence Police Department was awarded a $175,000 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 program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funding will support a four-day training program for police cadets, facilitated by the Nonviolence Institute, focused on introducing the principles and steps of Kingian Nonviolence. The training aims to expand the cadets'...

The Baltimore Police Department will use a $500,000 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 program (CFDA 16.710) to facilitate the integration of key de-escalation concepts into its existing basic recruit certification academy. The grant funding will result in the implementation of more effective de-escalation training in the basic academy, the creation...

The City of Tucson Police Department (TPD) was awarded a $178,420 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 program (CFDA 16.710). The grant will fund instruction for 350 TPD employees in the 5-day Boulder Crest Struggle Well class, as well as send 3 members of the TPD Wellness Team to 6 conferences over the 2-year performance period from October 1, 2024 to...

The Saint Paul Police Department (SPPD) received a $1.5 million Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to support its Law Enforcement Career Path Academy (LECPA) program through March 2024. LECPA aims to increase diversity within SPPD by providing career training and educational opportunities to underrepresented and low-income individuals from the Twin Cities area interested in law enforcement careers. The program utilizes an...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) a $500,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant will be used to hire two full-time curriculum developers who will create specialized model lesson plans to promote safe law enforcement encounters with persons in crisis. The curriculum will integrate...

The Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) was awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement 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). The funding will be used to acquire part-time Accreditation Compliance Service Officers (ASCO) to assist Connecticut law enforcement agencies in efficiently gaining accreditation in...