City Of Boston

City of Boston Police Department (BPD) is a U.S. local government entity operating as a municipal police agency headquartered at 1 Schroeder Plaza in Boston, Massachusetts. The department serves a diverse population of approximately 692,600 residents across 16 neighborhoods, including substantial populations of non-white residents (56%), foreign-born individuals (28.3%), and English language learners (37.7%). Through federal grant awards, BPD provides comprehensive public safety and criminal justice services, ranging from forensic crime laboratory operations and investigative support to community policing initiatives and emergency response coordination.

BPD has demonstrated substantial federal grant receipt across multiple programs administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), the Community Oriented Policing Program (COPS), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The department's primary focus areas include forensic DNA analysis and backlog reduction, receiving multiple Formula Grants through the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Program (CFDA 16.036) and DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) to support criminalist and DNA analyst positions, DNA testing supplies, and continuing education from 2021 through 2026. BPD has also received significant Project Grants addressing violent crime investigations, including a $533,200 grant for cold case homicide investigations conducted in partnership with the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, Massachusetts State Police, and the FBI, and a $2,500,000 Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) grant (CFDA 16.833) for reviewing and investigating unsolved sexual assault cases. Community-focused initiatives are supported through multiple grants, including a $1,124,566 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) grant implementing the Services Over Sentences diversion program in partnership with the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office and North Suffolk Community Services, Inc., and a $142,079 Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program grant (CFDA 16.015) providing locative tracking technology to vulnerable populations. Additionally, BPD has received Block Grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program to support personnel retention, community policing technology initiatives, domestic violence advocacy, and organizational development. Port security operations have been enhanced through multiple Project Grants from FEMA's Port Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.056), with awards in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 totaling over $770,000 to strengthen maritime infrastructure security and protect against terrorist threats and major disasters. Other specialized programs include Community Oriented Policing Program grants for accreditation support, employee wellness and peer support initiatives, and community COMPSTAT convenings. Sub-awards to BPD have been administered through the Department of Public Safety, focusing on traffic safety enforcement, equipment acquisition, technology implementation, and partnership development with organizations such as University of Massachusetts Lowell and Boston Medical Center's Boston Emergency Services Team for co-response programs addressing homelessness and mental health crises.