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 federal Project Grant award of $197,109.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will be used by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, a federally recognized Native American tribe in Minnesota, to procure basic equipment, technology, and training to increase the tribe's community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt crime and violence.

As part of this award, the tribe has issued a $15,109.00 sub-grant to Nelson Auto Center, Inc., a woman-owned business, to purchase a 2025 Ford Explorer police vehicle for the tribal police force. This sub-award supports the overall goal of the COPS grant program to advance community policing and meet critical law enforcement needs in tribal jurisdictions.

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.