Federal Grant Award Summary

Carter County Courthouse received a $205,551 Project Grant from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068), awarded October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2030. The grant supports the hiring and/or rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers to enhance the county's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. As a five-year grant typical of the COPS Hiring Program, the award will enable Carter County to expand its law enforcement personnel resources in this rural southeastern Missouri community.

The anticipated outcomes of this award include the development of planned community partnerships, implementation of analytical projects to assess public safety problems, personnel and agency management changes to support community policing initiatives, and increased organizational capacity for community policing activities. The awardee is responsible for submitting semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly federal financial reports, as well as participating in monitoring activities conducted by the COPS Office to ensure compliance with program requirements and effective utilization of federal funds.