The City of Rapid City received a $375,000 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) on October 1, 2024. The grant funding will be used to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase the city's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Anticipated outcomes of the grant include increased engagement in planned community partnerships,...
The City of Cincinnati received a $6.25 million Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program. This five-year Project Grant, awarded October 1, 2021, will support the city's implementation of community policing strategies through collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and community members/groups, nonprofit/service providers, and other government agencies. Key...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program awarded $375,000 to the Cinnaminson Township Police Department through the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to advance the practice of community policing. Funding under this October 1, 2022 award will support the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers over a five-year period ending September 30, 2027. This will increase the jurisdiction's...
The Radford Police Chief received a $375,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program on October 1, 2021 to support community policing efforts through September 30, 2026. The funding supports the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, which provides assistance to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to advance public safety through community policing strategies and collaborative...
This $6,250,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's COPS Office (CFDA 16.710 - Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants) will enable the City of Cincinnati to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers. The anticipated outcomes include increased community policing capacity, engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, changes to personnel and agency management in support of...
The City and County of San Francisco Police Department received a $125,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program on September 1, 2021 to complete the San Francisco, CA Community Trust and Legitimacy Project by August 31, 2022. This funding supports the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, which provides assistance to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to implement community...
The City of Oakland, California, through its Police Department (OPD), has been awarded a $646,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to implement the Procedural Justice/Community Police Trust Project. The 2-year grant, effective from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2025, will support OPD's efforts to enhance police-community relations and trust through a series of reconciliation workshops. The project aims to repair historical tensions and foster...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program to the Town of Cedar Lake Police Department. The grant will support the Town of Cedar Lake Police Department in enhancing public safety and building community trust through partnerships and problem solving in accordance with the community policing philosophy and strategies outlined under...
The Village of Justice in Oak Lawn, Illinois received a $375,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will support the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2027. The COPS Hiring Program aims to advance community policing through grants for the hiring of...
The City of Selma, Alabama will receive $550,000 through September 2025 under a Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA #16.753). The funding will support the Selma Police Department's community policing strategy to reduce crime in high-risk areas through collaborative problem-solving with community partners. Key initiatives include utilizing neighborhood bike and liaison officers along with community engagement...