Police Grants News and Articles

• Minn. LE awarded $11.6M grants for COVID-19 expenses

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  The money will fund police overtime, equipment and medical needs

• Baltimore police gets grant funding for 10 LEOs to combat violent crime

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  The funding is part of a larger initiative to lower violent crime rates in cities with levels several times the national average

• Ohio police get federal grant to replace body cameras

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  The Shelby Police Department applied for a Bureau of Justice Assistance grant to get $5,000 toward new cameras

• Colo. judge: LE grants cannot be withheld by using immigration-related terms

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  A federal judge ruled the U.S. Justice Department overstepped its bounds when it withheld millions of dollars in funding to state and local agencies

• Actor’s foundation launches COVID-19 initiative to support first responders

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  The Gary Sinise Foundation’s Emergency COVID-19 Combat Service provides PPE to first responders nationwide

• US DOJ awards $77M in grants to address COVID-19 pandemic

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  Seven states and one territory were awarded the grant funds to address public safety challenges posed by the virus

• Giving a voice to the silent majority: Rural police leaders share challenges ahead

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  Out of a series of conversations between the feds and rural cops comes a report detailing the dire issues facing those who police small-town America

• Lawmaker calls for matching fund waiver for first responders during and after COVID-19

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  Congresswoman Robin Kelly is calling for a matching fund waiver for grants related to pandemic response and mental health

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