City Of Haverhill

The City of Haverhill, located in Haverhill, Massachusetts, is a U.S. local government municipality that has established itself as a significant recipient of federal grant funding across multiple agency portfolios. Registered in SAM.gov since December 2005, the city serves as a parent entity receiving prime federal grant awards primarily through the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The municipality leverages federal grant opportunities to enhance public safety capabilities, support community development initiatives, and provide essential services to its residents, particularly in law enforcement, fire and emergency response, and educational support programs.

The City of Haverhill's federal grant portfolio demonstrates a diverse range of services and activities spanning law enforcement modernization, emergency response staffing, community policing initiatives, and educational programming. Through the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), the Haverhill Police Department secured two substantial grants totaling $750,000: a FY25 COPS Hiring Program award of $375,000 (CFDA 16.068) for recruiting and hiring additional career law enforcement officers, and a Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing grant of $375,000 (CFDA 16.710) supporting training, technology acquisition, mental health crisis intervention, virtual reality training, and school safety enhancements. Additionally, the police department received Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Block Grants from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase de-escalation tools including tasers and ballistic shields, addressing use-of-force reduction and officer safety. The Haverhill Fire Department obtained a substantial $4.1 million Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from FEMA to enhance staffing and emergency response capabilities. Beyond public safety, the City of Haverhill has received Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) under the formula grant program from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development to support community development, housing, and economic opportunity initiatives. Importantly, the city serves as a recipient entity for numerous federal educational and nutrition sub-awards distributed through the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education, including funding for the National School Lunch Program, special education services, Title I programs, English Language Learner support, career and technical education, homeless youth education assistance, and child nutrition programs, as well as sub-awards for emergency management and COVID-19 pandemic response coordination distributed through the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.