MCFARLAND, Calif. - The city of McFarland was awarded $244,426 as part of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Program.
McFarland was one of 12 cities in California to receive funds from COPS, which expects to award $124 million for creating and securing law enforcement positions across the country. A total of $6.7 million was distributed to the Eastern District of California.
"The COPS Office is pleased to assist local law enforcement agencies throughout the country in addressing their most critical public safety issues," said COPS Office Director Ronald L. Davis. "Funding from this year's program will allow many cities and counties to apply new sworn personnel to issues related to violent crime, property crime, and school safety."
The hiring program provides salaries and benefits for officer and deputy hires for three years. COPS says the grantees of the 2014 program were selected based on fiscal needs, local crime rates, and community policing plans.
The entire list of COPS Hiring Program grantees is available at the COPS website.
McFarland was one of 12 cities in California to receive funds from COPS, which expects to award $124 million for creating and securing law enforcement positions across the country. A total of $6.7 million was distributed to the Eastern District of California.
"The COPS Office is pleased to assist local law enforcement agencies throughout the country in addressing their most critical public safety issues," said COPS Office Director Ronald L. Davis. "Funding from this year's program will allow many cities and counties to apply new sworn personnel to issues related to violent crime, property crime, and school safety."
The hiring program provides salaries and benefits for officer and deputy hires for three years. COPS says the grantees of the 2014 program were selected based on fiscal needs, local crime rates, and community policing plans.
The entire list of COPS Hiring Program grantees is available at the COPS website.