The charleston police department (CPD) will use FY24 microgrants funding to build on and expand the 2023 and 2024 pilots of the charleston police department (CPD) community policing leadership…

The Charleston Police Department (CPD) was awarded a $153,704 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 (CFDA 16.710) program. The grant will fund the CPD Community Policing Leadership Institute, a 96-hour (over 12 weeks) leadership training program focused on applying newly learned skills to create and implement innovative community policing capstone projects.

The grant will support the development of a "Community Policing Leadership Training Guide" for law enforcement trainers and "Leadership in Action: Innovations in Community Policing" guides, which will document approximately 10-12 capstone projects created by the 50 institute participants. Anna Laszlo of Anna Laszlo Associates, LLC will serve as the strategic advisor, responsible for developing these key program deliverables. The award has a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026.

The charleston police department (CPD) will use FY24 microgrants funding to build on and expand the 2023 and 2024 pilots of the charleston police department (CPD) community policing leadership institutea 96-hour (over 12 weeks) leadership training program focused on applying newly learned leadership skills to create and implement innovative community policing capstone projects addressing organizational transformation (e.g., term limits for officers in specialized units to increase community policing capacity in neighborhoods) and community engagement (e.g., law enforcement/community collaborations to reduce opioid overdoses and deaths).