“This award will help the City of Jackson and it’s police department meet the need for additional police officers,” said U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca
U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca announced today that the City of Jackson Police Department (JPD) received an award totaling $504,310 from the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program.
“This award will help the City of Jackson and it’s police department meet the need for additional police officers,” said U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca. “The fight against violent crime in the City does not end here. It is the beginning.”
Across the country, the COPS Hiring Program has awarded $139 million in new funding to 183 police departments across the nation.
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland stated that the grants they are announcing today will enable law enforcement agencies throughout the nation to hire more than 1,000 officers.
“We are committed to providing police departments with the resources needed to help ensure community safety and build community trust,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “The grants we are announcing today will enable law enforcement agencies across the country to hire more than 1,000 additional officers to support vitally important community oriented policing programs.”
The COPS Hiring Program (CHP) works to reduce crime as well as advance public safety through community policing by providing support to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies across the country.
The COPS Office received 590 CHP applications during the open solicitation period from law enforcement agencies in nearly every state and U.S. territory. After careful review of all applications, they made FY 2021 CHP awards to 183 state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies totaling $139,232,523.
The award selection process was highly competitive and based on a variety of factors. Problem focus area, local crime data, agencies’ commitment to community policing, agencies’ demonstrated financial need, and statutory formulas were all eligible factors for the funding.
