The Aroostook County 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 develop community policing strategies through organizational transformation, problem...
The Town of North Berwick, Maine 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 to support the town's implementation of community policing strategies through collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and community members. Key activities include...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program awarded $125,000 under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Town of Brunswick, Maine. The funding will support the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers through September 2027 to advance the practice of community policing. Specifically, the COPS Hiring Program grant will increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity to...
The Town of Salem Police Department in Salem, New Hampshire received a $125,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services program to support community policing efforts from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. The funding will support the implementation of organizational strategies and community partnerships that align with the goals of the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program to develop collaborative...
The Town of Bath was awarded a $111,321 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funding will be used to hire and/or rehire career law enforcement officers to increase the town's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts over the 5-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029. The anticipated outcomes include...
The Maine Department of Public Safety (ME DPS) received a $500,000 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 funding will be used to update the state's 720-hour Basic Law Enforcement Training Program (BLETP) required for all full-time law enforcement officers in Maine. The project will involve conducting a job task analysis of...
The City of Caribou Police Department was awarded a $125,000 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. Funding under this award will support the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers to advance the practice of community policing and increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity. Specifically, grant funds will be used to hire law enforcement...
The Town of Ashford in West Valley, New York will receive $125,000 under a five-year project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. The grant will support the COPS Hiring Program, which aims to advance community policing through additional law enforcement staffing. Specifically, the funding will be used to hire and rehire career law enforcement officers to increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt...
The Town of Mead Police Department was awarded a $250,000 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Program to advance community policing through officer hiring. Funded under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), this five-year award running from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027 will allow the Town of Mead to hire additional career law enforcement officers. These officers will work to increase community...
The Town of Pembroke 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 funding is intended to enable the town to hire and/or rehire additional law enforcement officers in order to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Key anticipated outcomes of the award include: engaging in...