Project Grant 15JCOPS25GG00841DETX
- The Aventura Police Department (APD) was awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The funding will be used to deliver the 80-hour CREST program, which provides specialized crisis intervention training for law enforcement personnel across 10 participating agencies in the coastal region of Florida. The training aims to improve...
- The Houston Police Department (HPD) was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The grant aims to enhance HPD's investigation, forensic capabilities, community involvement, and officer training to address animal cruelty as both a criminal and societal issue. The overarching goal is to improve public safety by...
- The City of Anaheim Police Department was awarded a $350,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (CFDA 16.710) to develop and implement a 40-hour Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) training program. This funding will enable the delivery of one CIT training class per month, with an anticipated average attendance of 20 students per class. As a result, potentially 480 law enforcement officers, support personnel, and qualifying...
- The City of Homestead Police Department was awarded a $1,250,000 project grant from the Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to hire additional career law enforcement officers. The funding will support the COPS Hiring Program's goal of advancing community policing through law enforcement staffing increases from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027. As the direct recipient, the City of Homestead Police Department will use the...
- The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) was awarded a $800,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (CFDA 16.738). The grant will fund the "DE-escalation Virtual Reality Training (DEVRT) Project", which aims to improve HPD officers' de-escalation skills when responding to individuals in crisis. Key project activities include partnering with a university research team to...
- The Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the City of Fort Myers Police Department (FMPD) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant will fund a structured, evidence-based de-escalation training program for FMPD officers at all levels, focused on improving decision-making, communication, and community outcomes. This addresses a critical need identified by FMPD to...
- The Houston Police Department was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. 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. Key activities include in-person recruiting events, promotion of the 30x30...
- The Miami-Dade County Police Department (MDPD) received a $550,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.745 - Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program) to implement the "Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program." The 36-month project aims to improve public safety responses and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and...
- This $200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (CFDA 16.710 - Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants) will support Harris County's efforts to expand mental health awareness and community policing initiatives. The key activities include providing specialized behavioral health training, such as crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques, to law enforcement officers. Additionally, the grant will fund...
- The Fresno Police Department (FPD) received a $350,000 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 (CFDA 16.710) program. The grant will fund the development and implementation of a comprehensive training program to improve de-escalation tactics and crisis response skills among FPD law enforcement officers and dispatchers over a two-year period. The...
The Hialeah Police Department (HPD) is leading a comprehensive initiative to enhance public safety and improve outcomes in law enforcement encounters involving individuals in crisis. This initiative is funded by a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). Over the two-year grant period, the project will train 90 officers in a 40-hour Crisis Response Intervention Training (CRIT) course and 144 officers in an 80-hour Advanced Crisis Response Education, Safety, and Training (CREST) program. These evidence-based trainings will equip officers with skills to safely de-escalate high-stress situations, identify behavioral health needs, and collaborate with community-based providers. The grant will support training delivery, instructional materials, evaluation, and capacity building to sustain and expand this effort long-term, helping to institutionalize best practices, strengthen interagency partnerships, and foster trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $500.0k | 10/10/25 |