Washington, D.C. - United States Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) today announced that the Montgomery County Police Department will receive a $600,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The money will be used to fund the hiring of 8 new police officers.
Today’s grants were awarded under the COPS Universal Hiring Program (UHP) which helps law enforcement agencies pay the salary and benefits of addition officers who will perform community policing and homeland security activities.
The program provides up to 75 percent of the total cost of salary and benefits of each new officers for three years, up to a maximum of $75,000 per officer. Local funds pay the remainder, and each grantee is require to retain the new position(s) for a minimum of one local budget cycle after the grant funds expire.
“I am pleased that we were able to secure this funding for Montgomery County,” Van Hollen said. “It is important that we provide communities with the resources they need to keep our streets safe.”
For details regarding this grant, visit
www.cops.usdoj.gov.