Project Grant 2020UMWX0497

The federal Project Grant award of $1,333,400.00 was provided by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237). The goal of the award is to obtain a measurable decrease in the number of traffic crashes involving commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) on California's roadways. This will be accomplished by directing additional enforcement resources and activities towards...

The California Highway Patrol was awarded a $59.7 million Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program for fiscal year 2022. The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program is a federal formula grant intended to reduce crashes and hazardous materials incidents involving commercial motor vehicles. Funding under this award will...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the California Police Chiefs Association (CPCA) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will be used to implement a comprehensive statewide accreditation program for law enforcement agencies across California. The project aims to elevate the professionalism, accountability, and effectiveness of law...

The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $2,000,000 grant under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 20.237) program to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The purpose of this 4-year project grant is to fund the Virtual Weigh Stations (VWS) initiative, which will assist the motor carrier industry by enabling timely interdiction of stolen vehicles or cargo, allowing safe and...

The City of Calumet City, Illinois will receive $1,433,250 under a five-year Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. The purpose of the award is to support the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) by allowing the City to hire or rehire additional career law enforcement officers through September 2027. Funding will be used to increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity and help prevent and disrupt crime and violence by...

The City of Breckenridge, through its Patrol Division operating as the Breckenridge Hills Police Department, was awarded a $369,777 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, is intended to fund the hiring and/or rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers to increase the department's...

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington, DC received a $3.125 million project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program to advance the practice of community policing through hiring additional law enforcement officers. The purpose of the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) is to increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity to prevent and disrupt crime and violence by hiring and rehiring career law enforcement officers. The...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded a $60,279,637 Project Grant under the NHTSA Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.614) to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The grant funding will be used by CHP to modernize California's state crash data collection system, enabling electronic data collection, intrastate data sharing, and electronic data transfer to NHTSA within 5 years. The grant has an award date of January 21, 2025 and an...

This $500,000 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) provides funding to the Sparks Police Department in Sparks, Nevada to hire and/or rehire additional law enforcement officers. The anticipated outcomes of this CHP (COPS Hiring Program) award include increased community policing capacity, enhanced community partnerships, implementation of...

The City of Travelers Rest will receive $113,840 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program. The grant funding will support the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) and allow the City to hire additional career law enforcement officers through September 30, 2027. The purpose of providing additional officers is to enhance the City's community policing capacity and help prevent and disrupt crime and violence. This award...