Federal Grant Award Summary

The City of La Porte received a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068), awarded October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2030. This five-year award funds the hiring and/or rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers to expand the city's community policing capacity and crime prevention capabilities. The grant supports direct personnel costs for officer compensation and complementary organizational initiatives designed to strengthen community engagement and public safety outcomes.

Beyond officer staffing, the award enables La Porte to implement planned community partnerships, conduct problem analysis and assessment projects to identify local public safety concerns, and implement changes to personnel and agency management practices that reinforce community policing strategies. These complementary initiatives are designed to enhance the city's overall capacity to engage in evidence-based community policing activities that address root causes of crime and violent crime. The award requires the city to maintain semiannual programmatic performance reporting and quarterly federal financial reporting throughout the grant period, with financial records retained for three years following award conclusion.