{"id":356229,"date":"2021-11-22T06:00:42","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T20:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=356229"},"modified":"2021-11-22T06:00:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T20:00:42","slug":"cnmi-is-awarded-672k-so-it-could-hire-more-cops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/cnmi-is-awarded-672k-so-it-could-hire-more-cops\/","title":{"rendered":"CNMI is awarded $672K so it could hire more cops"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/strong>\u2014The Department of Justice announced last week more than $139 million in grant funding through the department\u2019s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services\u2019 COPS Hiring Program, including more than half-a-million dollars for the CNMI Department of Public Safety.<\/p>\n

The awards provide direct funding to 183 law enforcement agencies across the nation, allowing those agencies to hire 1,066 additional full-time law enforcement professionals. Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands were awarded funding totaling $1,451,527.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are committed to providing police departments with the resources needed to help ensure community safety and build community trust,\u201d said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland.\u00a0 \u201cThe grants we are announcing [Friday] will enable law enforcement agencies across the country to hire more than 1,000 additional officers to support vitally important community oriented policing programs.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur office supports the efforts of Guam and CNMI law enforcement toward effective policing,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Shawn N. Anderson.\u00a0 \u201cThe COPS Hiring Program will have a significant impact in our districts.\u00a0 We look forward to promoting additional partnerships as these opportunities arise.\u201d<\/p>\n

The following districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands received awards:<\/p>\n

– Guam Police Department: $778,800<\/p>\n

– Department of Public Safety: $672,727<\/p>\n

CHP\u00a0is a competitive award program intended to reduce crime and advance public safety through community policing. CHP provides funds directly to law enforcement agencies to hire new or rehire additional career law enforcement officers, thereby increasing their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Of the 183 agencies awarded grants Friday, approximately half will use the funding to focus on building legitimacy and trust between law enforcement and communities; 41 agencies will seek to address high rates of gun violence; 21 will focus on other areas of violence; and 19 will focus CHP resources on combating hate and domestic extremism or supporting police-based responses to persons in crisis.\u00a0 The complete list of awards can be found\u00a0here.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since its creation in 1994, COPS 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 135,000 officers. CHP, COPS\u2019 flagship program, continues to be in demand today: In fiscal year 2021, COPS received 590 applications requesting nearly 3,000 law enforcement positions. For fiscal year 2022, President Joe Biden has requested $537 million for CHP, an increase of $300 million.<\/p>\n

To learn more about CHP, visit\u00a0https:\/\/cops.usdoj.gov\/chp.\u00a0For additional information about the COPS Office, visit\u00a0www.cops.usdoj.gov.<\/p>\n

The COPS Office is the federal component of the Department of Justice responsible for advancing community policing nationwide. The only Department of Justice agency with policing in its name, the COPS Office was established in 1994 and has been the cornerstone of the nation\u2019s crime fighting strategy with grants, a variety of knowledge resource products, and training and technical assistance. Through the years, the COPS Office has become the go-to organization for law enforcement agencies across the country and continues to listen to the field and provide the resources that are needed to reduce crime and build trust between law enforcement and the communities served. (PR)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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