Federal Grant Award Summary

The City of El Paso received a $2.25 million Project Grant from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. This five-year award funds the hiring and/or rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers to strengthen the city's community policing capacity and enhance crime prevention efforts. The grant supports the El Paso Police Department's ability to implement community-oriented policing strategies and expand personnel resources dedicated to public safety initiatives.

Under this award, the City of El Paso is expected to deliver planned community partnerships, implement projects to analyze and assess public safety problems, and make organizational changes to personnel and agency management that support community policing objectives. The funded officers will increase the department's capacity to engage in proactive community policing activities that reduce crime and advance public safety throughout El Paso. As a recipient, the city is required to submit semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly federal financial reports, and must participate in ongoing award monitoring activities conducted by the COPS Office and the Department of Justice.