This is one of the best things the government can do with federal funds give it back to local officials to help local people.
Crime is a real-life problem and one of our top priorities.
This program puts more officers on the streets to fight crime. The funds were made available under the Justice Department s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. One group of grants came under the office s Universal Hiring Program and cover up to 75 percent of a new officer s salary and benefits over a three-year period. The other grants came under the office s Small Community Grant Program, which provides a fourth year of funding for communities with a population under 50,000.