The purpose of the cops office tribal resources grant hiring program (trgp-hire) is to advance the practice of community policing in tribal jurisdictions through the hire or rehire of additional…

This Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions, under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), provides $461,138 to the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2027. The funding will support the Tribe's hiring of additional career law enforcement officers, tribal/village police officers, and village public safety officers to advance the practice of community policing and increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity. As outlined in the grant program description, community policing strategies developed through partnerships between law enforcement and communities aim to prevent and disrupt crime and violence through problem-solving approaches. This award will allow the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe to bolster public safety services through the addition of sworn law enforcement personnel.

The purpose of the cops office tribal resources grant hiring program (trgp-hire) is to advance the practice of community policing in tribal jurisdictions through the hire or rehire of additional career sworn law enforcement officers, tribal/village police officers, and village public safety officers. Funding under this award program will be utilized by the tribal jurisdiction to hire and rehire career sworn law enforcement officers, tribal/village police officers, and village public safety officers necessary to increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity to prevent and disrupt crime and violence.