State & Local Projects
COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services)
Section: Division A, Title II | Agency: Dept. of Law Enforcement
COPS funds are allocated directly by the U. S. Dept. of Justice to local level governments and law enforcement agencies and provide a three-year period of funding. COPS hiring grants are awarded through a competitve application process that takes into account the impact of the current economic crisis on applicant agencies as well as crime statistics and plans for initiating and advancing community policing. A total of $1 billion in Recovery Act funds are available nationwide and are expected to create or save 5,500 law enforcement officer positions. State-level law enforcement agencies can apply for the grants.
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