The purpose of the cops office tribal resources grant EQUIPMENT/TRAINING program (TRGP-EQUIPMENT/TRAINING) is to advance the practice of community policing in tribal jurisdictions and meet the most…

This $166,836 Project Grant was awarded on October 1, 2023 by 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 purpose of the funding is to advance the practice of community policing in the tribal jurisdiction of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, located in Shelbyville, Michigan. This grant will be used by the tribe to procure basic equipment, technology, and training to increase their community policing capacity and prevent/disrupt crime and violence. The award has a performance period of 3 years, ending on September 30, 2026.

The purpose of the cops office tribal resources grant EQUIPMENT/TRAINING program (TRGP-EQUIPMENT/TRAINING) is to advance the practice of community policing in tribal jurisdictions and meet the most serious tribal law enforcement needs. Funding under this award program will be utilized by the tribal jurisdiction to procure basic EQUIPMENT, technology and TRAINING to increase the jurisdictions community policing capacity to prevent and disrupt crime and violence.