COPS Tribal Resources Grant Program Application Guide 2009 Abstract: The TRGP 2009 grant program is a comprehensive program that provides a variety of funding options including officer background investigations, law enforcement training, uniforms, basic issue equipment, department-wide technology, and vehicles for officers. The program’s aim is to enhance tribal law enforcement infrastructu...

COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) Fact Sheet, 2009 Abstract: The COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) is a competitive grant program designed to address the full-time sworn officer needs of state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies nationwide. CHRP provides funding directly to law enforcement agencies to hire new and/or rehire career law enforcement officers in an effort to create an...

COPS Fiscal Year 2009 Grant Funding Update On March 11th, President Obama signed into law the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, which provides funding this year for the COPS Office. This funding is in addition to the $1 billion that was recently appropriated for the COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. In total, COPS received $550 million fo...

March 16, 2009 – COPS Hiring Recovery Program Podcast This podcast gives listeners an introduction to the COPS Hiring Recovery Program, which will provide up to $1 billion in grant funding for the hiring and rehiring career law enforcement officers.  In this podcast, you will hear COPS staff give a brief overview of CHRP, explain eligibility requirements, walk through some pre-application proce...

Pa. court to officer: No sense of smell, no job By MARK SCOLFORO HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Police officers who lose their sense of smell also risk losing their jobs, a Pennsylvania appeals court ruled Thursday. A suburban Pittsburgh township had the right to terminate Officer David J. Agostino after he lost his sense of smell in an off-duty motorcycle accident, because officers must be able to dete...