Feds Announce $119 Million in Grants to Help State and Local Police Agencies

Route Fifty: Law enforcement agencies around the nation will receive a combined $119 million in federal grant funding for hiring and retaining officers, according to the U.S Department of Justice.

This money will flow to 184 state and local agencies and will go toward the cost of about 900 entry-level career law enforcement officers. The funding was awarded through the Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, or COPS, Hiring Program.

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