Grants Awarded To South Dakota Law Enforcement

Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has funded three awards in the District of South Dakota.  In FY 2015, approximately $107 million was awarded nationally through the COPS Hiring Program, including $662,005 for the District of South Dakota.

The list of FY 2015 grantees includes: City of Sioux Falls Police Department awarded $375,000 to fund 3 officers; City of Eagle Butte awarded $171,000 to fund 1 officer; and Sisseton Wahpeton Law Enforcement awarded $116,005 to fund 1 officer.

The COPS Hiring Program provides grants to state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies to hire or rehire community policing officers. The program provides salaries and benefits for officer and deputy hires for three years.

The COPS Office is a federal agency responsible for advancing community policing nationwide.  Since 1995, COPS has invested over $14 billion to advance community policing, including grants awarded to more than 13,000 state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to fund the hiring and redeployment of approximately 127,000 officers, and provide a variety of knowledge resource products including publications, training, and technical assistance.

For the entire list of grantees and additional information about the 2015 COPS Hiring Program, visit the COPS website at www.cops.usdoj.gov.