The purpose of the cops office tribal resources grant hiring program (trgp-hire) is to advance the practice of community policing in tribal jurisdictions through the hire or rehire of additional…

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions awarded $491,197 to Iliamna Village Council on October 1, 2025, under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), with a performance period through September 30, 2030.

The award funds the hire or rehire of career sworn law enforcement officers, tribal/village police officers, and village public safety officers to increase community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt crime and violence in Iliamna, Alaska. Iliamna Village Council, a federally recognized Alaska Native tribal government serving approximately 110 members, receives the award directly as the recipient organization. The grant is structured as a Project Grant assistance type and represents one component of the Council's justice sector federal funding portfolio, which also includes a $103,187 COPS equipment and training grant through September 2028 and a $628,156 Tribal Justice Assistance Program award for tribal court system development.

The purpose of the cops office tribal resources grant hiring program (trgp-hire) is to advance the practice of community policing in tribal jurisdictions through the hire or rehire of additional career sworn law enforcement officers, tribal/village police officers, and village public safety officers. Funding under this award program will be utilized by the tribal jurisdiction to hire and rehire career sworn law enforcement officers, tribal/village police officers, and village public safety officers necessary to increase the jurisdictions community policing capacity to prevent and disrupt crime and violence.