Federal Grant Award Summary

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) awarded the North West Arctic Borough $250,000 under the FY25 COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) effective October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2030. This five-year Project Grant supports law enforcement officer hiring and redeployment across the borough's eleven villages in the remote Northwest Arctic region of Alaska. The funding enables the borough to increase community policing capacity and enhance crime prevention efforts through strategic personnel investments aligned with community-oriented policing principles.

The anticipated outcomes of this award include developing planned community partnerships, implementing problem analysis and assessment projects, and making organizational and personnel management changes to support community policing strategies. The North West Arctic Borough will be responsible for submitting semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly federal financial reports to COPS Office, along with a final closeout report upon award completion. The borough must also participate in award monitoring activities conducted by the Department of Justice, including site visits, office-based reviews, and compliance assessments to ensure proper utilization of federal funds and achievement of community policing objectives.