Project Grant 15PBJA21GG03916RURA

COPS Hiring Program Grant Summary The County of Rutherford received a $750,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. The award funds the hiring and/or rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers to expand the county's community policing capacity and enhance crime prevention efforts. The grant supports the Rutherford...

Federal Grant Award Summary Franklin County School District received a $499,980 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the School Violence Prevention Program (CFDA 16.071), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award funds evidence-based school security improvements designed to enhance safety at schools and on school grounds within Franklin County's jurisdiction in Winchester, Tennessee. Eligible...

The Armstrong County 2021 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative for Law Enforcement Agencies was awarded $150,000 by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Rural Violent Crime Initiative program (CFDA 16.039). The grant will support improved training, technology, and expanded community-based crime reduction efforts for the Armstrong County law enforcement agency through October 2024. The Rural Violent Crime Initiative aims to award...

The Hamilton County Board of Education received a $498,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Program to implement the School Violence Prevention Program. Funded under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), the Board will use the award to deliver evidence-based programs and improve school security technologies in Chattanooga, Tennessee between October 2022 and September 2025. The COPS Office...

The Monroe County Schools were awarded a $374,319 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Office to implement the School Violence Prevention Program. The grant will fund evidence-based programs and school safety technologies from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The School Violence Prevention Program aims to improve security at K-12 schools in Madisonville, Tennessee through collaborative problem solving and community partnerships, in alignment...

The County of Rutherford, Tennessee was awarded a $718,524 grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838) effective October 1, 2023. This 3-year Project Grant will fund the county's Sheriffs Harm Reduction Program (SHARP) to address substance use disorder and overdose issues in Rutherford County. SHARP will embed 2 certified peer support specialists into the county's adult detention center and work center to assist...

The Hamilton County Board of Education received a $316,691 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program on October 1, 2021 to implement the School Violence Prevention Program through September 30, 2024. The grant funding will support the Hamilton County Board of Education's efforts to enhance school safety and prevent violence through community policing strategies and partnerships under the Public Safety Partnership and...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) awarded a $343,868 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Franklin County School District in Winchester, Tennessee. The purpose of this grant is to improve security at schools and on school grounds through the implementation of evidence-based school safety programs and technology. The funding will be used by the school district to enhance...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office awarded the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) a Project Grant of $1,833,665 on October 1, 2025, under the COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Program (CAMP, CFDA 16.072). The award supports a three-year performance period concluding September 30, 2028, and funds the TBI's statewide investigation and enforcement efforts targeting illicit methamphetamine manufacturing and distribution activities. The grant enables the...

The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office in Murfreesboro, Tennessee received a $399,284.16 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement a Body-Worn Camera pilot program under the federal Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program (CFDA 16.835). The Sheriff's Office will use the funding to purchase 100 body-worn cameras to equip its 100-officer Uniformed Patrol Division with the goal of improving officer safety,...