The Fresno Police Department (FPD) was awarded a $350,000 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 will be used over two years to develop and implement a comprehensive training program to improve de-escalation tactics and crisis response skills among FPD law enforcement officers and dispatchers. The training will utilize...
The City of Dallas Police Department (DPD) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to enhance the technological capabilities of the DPD's Violent Crime Strategy Center. The funding will be used to acquire advanced software and licenses over a 3-year period, from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The software merges open-source intelligence and data analysis to identify and combat crimes against children, public safety...
The Fayetteville Police Department (FPD), in partnership with the CNA Center for Justice Research and Innovation, has been awarded a $166,185 project grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Program (CFDA 16.710) to expand their use of geographic information system (GIS) tools and applications for crime analysis, communication, information sharing, and decision-making. Specifically, the grant will enable FPD to explore and expand their use of ArcGIS StoryMaps,...
The City of Arlington Police Department was awarded $103,975.87 under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program by the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program to expand recruitment efforts. Specifically, the grant will fund out-of-state in-person interviews to reach a more geographically diverse pool of candidates, expand the department's marketing campaign, and attend the 2023 Police Recruitment and Retention Summit. The...
The Houston Police Department received a $175,000 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 grant will fund the creation and implementation of a comprehensive recruitment and retention program to restore the department's personnel strength to authorized levels. Specifically, the grant will support in-person recruiting events,...
The City of Lewisville Police Department will receive $121,744 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program. The grant funding is part of the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) and will be used to hire additional career law enforcement officers to enhance the jurisdiction's community policing capacity through September 2027. The purpose of hiring additional law enforcement...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $166,875 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the City of Santa Rosa, California. The grant will be used by the Santa Rosa Police Department (SRPD) to enhance recruitment efforts and attract more qualified applicants from underrepresented groups, including women and people of color, as well as individuals with specialized...
The City of Fayetteville Police Department was awarded a $625,000 project grant from the Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to advance community policing efforts from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2027. Funding will support the hire and rehire of additional career law enforcement officers to increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt crime and violence through collaborative...
The City of Lewisville was awarded a $375,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funding is intended to support the city's efforts to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers, with the goal of increasing the city's community policing capacity and crime prevention activities. Anticipated outcomes of the award include the city's engagement in planned community partnerships,...
The City of Breckenridge Police Department will receive $338,021 through September 2027 under a Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). Funding will support the hire and rehire of additional career law enforcement officers to enhance the jurisdiction's community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt crime and violence. The COPS Hiring Program aims to advance community policing through staffing grants for...