FY21 cops hiring program (CHP)

The Town of Plainville Police Department was awarded a $375,000 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 Plainville Police Department's implementation of community policing strategies from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. As the program description indicates, the COPS Office aims to enhance public safety through collaborative partnerships and proactive problem solving between law enforcement and the communities they serve. This particular award will assist the Plainville Police Department in developing community partnerships, transforming its operations to better support partnership and problem-oriented policing approaches, and engaging in systematic problem analysis and response to address local public safety issues.