The Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP), administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), awarded a $23,885,198 Project Grant to the Homeland Security, Arizona Office Of to enhance security capabilities across Arizona's state, local, tribal, and territorial governments. The grant will fund initiatives such as terrorism prevention, emergency preparedness, cybersecurity improvements, disaster response, and infrastructure protection. Key activities include distributing...
The Pima County Sheriff's Department was awarded a $1,750,000 project grant from the Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to advance community policing through additional law enforcement hiring from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027. Funding under this award will allow the Pima County Sheriff's Office to hire and rehire career law enforcement officers to increase community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt crime and...
The City of Glendale, Arizona was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program to support community policing efforts from October 2021 through September 2026. 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 implementing community policing strategies through collaborative problem solving and...
The Town of Prescott Valley was awarded a $250,000 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 funds will be used to expand accessible Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training for first responders and mental health professionals throughout Yavapai County. The training will be led by Dr. Dara Rampersad, an internationally recognized...
The City of Glendale, Arizona was awarded a $375,000 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Program to advance community policing through officer hiring. The grant will allow the City to hire additional career law enforcement officers from October 2022 to September 2027 to increase community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt crime and violence. The COPS Hiring Program aims to enhance public safety by supporting the implementation of...
The City of Casa Grande in Arizona received a $1.25 million project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program to advance the practice of community policing. The funding will support the Casa Grande Police Department's hire and rehire of additional career law enforcement officers from October 2022 through September 2027 under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The COPS Hiring Program aims to...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions awarded a $456,025 Project Grant to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The funding will allow the tribal jurisdiction to procure basic law enforcement equipment, technology, and training from October 2022 to September 2025 to advance its community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt crime in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Public Safety...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $416,889 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Central Arizona Valley Institute Of Technology (CAVIT) located in Coolidge, AZ. The funding will be used by CAVIT to implement evidence-based programs to improve school security and promote a positive learning environment for all students. The award period runs from October...
The City of McAllen, Texas was awarded a $1.875 million project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program titled Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants. The funding will support the City's hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2027 to advance the practice of community policing. Specifically, the additional officers will increase the jurisdiction's community...
This Project Grant award of $250,000 from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program will support the La Paz County Sheriff Department's efforts to advance public safety through community policing strategies under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The Sheriff's Department will work with community partners and use problem-solving techniques to proactively address public safety issues from October 1, 2021 through...