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…

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $493,866 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Northern Cheyenne Tribe on October 1, 2023. The grant funding will be utilized by the Northern Cheyenne Fire Protection Department to hire and rehire career sworn law enforcement officers, tribal/village police officers, and village public safety officers. This will increase the Tribe's community policing capacity to prevent and disrupt crime and violence within the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Lame Deer, Montana over the 5-year grant period ending on September 30, 2028. The COPS Office's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program supports a range of initiatives to promote community policing strategies and enhance public safety, including hiring and training law enforcement, implementing crisis intervention teams, and improving police-community relations.

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 jurisdictions community policing capacity to prevent and disrupt crime and violence.