Federal Grant Award Summary

The City of Burns received a $125,000 Project Grant award from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. This five-year award supports the hiring and/or rehiring of career law enforcement officers to increase the city's community policing capacity and crime prevention capabilities. The funding enables Burns to enhance its public safety infrastructure through strategic personnel investments aligned with community policing objectives.

Under this grant, the City of Burns is expected to implement planned community partnerships, conduct projects to analyze and assess public safety problems, and make organizational and personnel management changes that support community policing initiatives. These deliverables reflect the COPS Office's core mission of advancing community policing practices among state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies nationwide. The award recipient will be required to submit semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly federal financial reports throughout the performance period to ensure compliance with program requirements and demonstrated progress toward achieving community policing goals.