The City of Mendota was awarded a $375,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Program (CFDA 16.710) on October 1, 2024. The funding is intended to support the City in hiring and/or rehiring additional law enforcement officers to increase its community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. The anticipated outcomes of the award include the City's engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing, and increased capacity of the agency to participate in community policing activities. The City of Mendota has previously received federal grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of Justice, and Federal Aviation Administration for various community infrastructure and public safety initiatives.
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