The City of Rapid City was awarded a $375,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). The grant will fund initiatives to increase the city's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts over a 5-year period from October 2024 to September 2029. Anticipated outcomes include strengthening community partnerships,...
The Pennington County Sheriff's Office in Rapid City, South Dakota received a $125,000 two-year Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The grant will support the Sheriff's Office's efforts to enhance public safety and build community trust through community policing strategies. As the awardee, the Sheriff's Office will work collaboratively with community members, local...
The Roberts County Auditor received a $125,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The award period is from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026 and will support the county's efforts to enhance community policing and public safety through collaborative partnerships in Sisseton, South Dakota. Key activities to be delivered with...
The City of Sioux Falls Police Department will receive $250,000 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program. The grant is part of the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) and will be used to hire additional career law enforcement officers to advance the practice of community policing. Funds will support the hire or rehire of law enforcement staff through September 2027 to...
The City of Sioux Falls received a $625,000 Project Grant 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). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, is intended to support the Sioux Falls Police Department's efforts to enhance community policing capacity and crime prevention through strategies such as community partnerships, problem analysis, and...
The Radford Police Chief received a $375,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program on October 1, 2021 to support community policing efforts through September 30, 2026. The funding supports the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, which provides assistance to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to advance public safety through community policing strategies and collaborative...
The City of Rock Springs, Wyoming received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program on October 1, 2021 to support community policing efforts through September 30, 2026. The grant funding will support the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, which provides assistance to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to develop community policing strategies through collaborative...
This Project Grant award of $148,025.58 from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program will support community policing and public safety partnership efforts through October 31, 2021. Funded under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate will work with the Sisseton, South Dakota police department to develop collaborative community partnerships, organizational strategies, and...
The City of Dillon, South Carolina will receive $123,493 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services program to advance community policing through additional law enforcement hiring. Specifically, grant funds will support the hire and rehire of career law officers to increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity and help prevent and disrupt crime and violence from October 2022 to September 2027. The award is being provided under...
The City of Sturgis will receive $125,000 through September 2027 from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). Funding will support the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers to enhance the jurisdiction's community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt crime and violence. The COPS Office aims to advance community policing through partnerships...