FY21 cops hiring program (CHP)

The Town of North Providence Police Department was awarded a $125,000 project grant 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 grant period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. Funding will support the implementation of community policing strategies through collaborative partnerships between the North Providence Police Department and the communities it serves. Key activities will include developing problem-solving techniques to proactively address public safety issues, enhancing organizational management and personnel structures to better support community partnerships and problem solving, and engaging in systematic problem analysis and evaluation of response strategies. The award aims to advance public safety through the philosophy and practices of community policing as defined by the federal program.