Menu ABOUTDirector's Corner
Contact COPS
Community Policing in Action: Photo Contest
The L. Anthony Sutin Award for Innovative Law Enforcement and Community Partnerships
Photo Galleries
Subscribe
NEWSPress Releases
Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety
GRANTSSolicitation Finder
Funding Opportunities
How To Apply
Grants Deadlines and Announcement Dates
Compliance and Reporting
Program Documents
Grantee Success Stories
Award Announcement Map
RESOURCESCritical Incident Review: Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX
National Blue Alert Network
Resource Center/Publications
E-Newsletter: Community Policing Dispatch
Podcast Series: The Beat
Video Series: What’s New in Blue
Tribal Community Policing Resources
Community Policing Topics
Community Violence Intervention
Addressing Human TraffickingLabor Trafficking
Recruitment, Hiring & Retention
Filing a Civil Rights Complaint
TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCECollaborative Reform InitiativeCRI-TAC
Critical Response
Organizational Assessments
COPS Training Portal
Training
ACCOUNT ACCESS
 Search form
    Search
 You are hereHome » Department of Justice Awards Nearly $6 Million to Advance Community Policing Efforts Across the Country                        Department of Justice Awards Nearly $6 Million to Advance Community Policing Efforts Across the Country                                                  For Immediate Release:Monday, September 24, 2018CONTACT:COPS Office Public AffairsEMAIL:cops.office.public.affairs@usdoj.govPHONE NUMBER:(202) 514-9079**WASHINGTON** - The Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) today announced nearly $6 million in funding to advance the practice of community policing in law enforcement.  Community Policing Development (CPD) funds are used to develop the capacity of law enforcement to implement community policing by providing guidance on promising practices through the development and testing of innovative strategies; building knowledge about effective practices and outcomes; and supporting new, creative approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe communities.

“As a former law enforcement executive, I know firsthand how these vital federal resources impact policing at the local level,” said COPS Office Director Phil Keith. “Providing law enforcement the tools they need to successfully do their jobs remains a priority for me, the Attorney General and the entire Department of Justice.”

Highlights of today’s awards include $200,000 to the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) to train approximately 230 law enforcement officers stationed in schools throughout the country; $300,000 to the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation for its Baseball to Badges Program; and $500,000 to the Institute for Intergovernmental Research, Inc. for partnerships to address human trafficking. The full list of awards is available on the COPS Office website at: www.cops.usdoj.gov.

The COPS Office is the federal component of the Department of Justice responsible for advancing community policing nationwide. Since 1995, the COPS Office has invested more than $14 billion to advance community policing, including grants awarded to more than 13,000 state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies to fund the hiring and redeployment of more than 130,000 officers and provide a variety of knowledge resource products including publications, training and technical assistance.
 SPOTLIGHT
 ABOUT Contact COPS
	Community Policing in Action: Photo Contest
	The L. Anthony Sutin Award for Innovative Law Enforcement and Community Partnerships
	Photo Galleries
	Subscribe NEWS Press Releases
	Executive Order on Safe Policing for Safer Communities
 GRANTS Compliance & Reporting
	Program Documents
	Grantees
	Grantee Success Stories
	Agency Portal Video Tutorials
	Award Announcement Map RESOURCES National Blue Alert Network
	Recent Releases
	Resource Center/Publications
	E-Newsletter: Community Policing Dispatch
	Podcast Series: The Beat
	Video Series: What’s New in Blue
	Tribal Community Policing Resources
	Addressing Human Trafficking
	Community Policing Topics
	Recruitment, Hiring & Retention
 TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Collaborative Reform Initiative for Technical Assistance Center
	COPS Training Portal
	Training ACCOUNT ACCESS ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION
 FOIA Language Access Plan Legal Policies and Disclaimers No Fear Act Open Government Plain Writing Privacy Policy USA.gov Whistleblower Protection Social Media Department of Justice Accessibility
 Need Help? Ask COPS