Petaluma, CA CIT project

The City of Petaluma, California was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program. The grant falls under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), which provides funding to law enforcement agencies to implement community policing strategies and build partnerships between police and the communities they serve.

Through this two-year award beginning September 2021, the City of Petaluma will utilize community policing approaches to address local public safety issues. This includes developing collaborative partnerships with community members, non-profits, businesses and other local organizations to identify and solve problems through proactive and systematic analysis. The funding will also support organizational changes to align the police department's management, resources, and personnel around community partnership and problem-solving models.