Congresswoman Brown Announces Federal Policing and Public Safety Grants for Cuyahoga County, Maple Heights, and the Promise Academy

Washington D.C.— Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Cuyahoga County, the City of Maple Heights, and Cleveland’s Promise Academy have each been awarded federal grants from DOJ’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). These grants will provide additional resources to local governments and schools and support community public safety and crime prevention efforts.

The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which Congresswoman Brown voted for in 2022, authorized additional funding the COPS grant program awarded to Promise Academy.

“I am proud to announce that over $2.2 million in federal funding is headed to Northeast Ohio to support public safety in our community. These funds will help provide new technology and equipment for Cuyahoga County, hire or retain police officers in Maple Heights, and improve student security at the Promise Academy. These grants are a reminder of the importance of fully investing in grant programs by funding the government, and the value of the landmark Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Having served in local government, I know how tight budgets can be and I will continue to work with federal, state, and local partners to deliver needed federal resources,” said Congresswoman Shontel Brown.

Congresswoman Brown and the Department of Justice announce the following awards:

• $2,000,000 to Cuyahoga County: Cuyahoga County has been awarded a $2,000,000 COPS Technology and Equipment Program (TEP) Award.  TEP grants are intended for State, local, Tribal, territorial, and other entities to develop and acquire effective equipment, technologies and interoperable communications that assist in responding to and preventing crime. The goal of the program is to increase the community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts of law enforcement agencies. 
   
• $250,000 to the City of Maple Heights: The City of Maple Heights has been awarded a $250,000 COPS Hiring Program Award. The COPS Hiring Program is a competitive award program designed to provide funding directly to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts.
   
• $30,028 to the Promise Academy: Promise Academy in Cleveland has been awarded a $30,028 COPS School Violence Prevention Program Award. School Violence Prevention Program awards are designed to improve security in schools and on school grounds. Supplemental funding for the School Violence Prevention Program was provided by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. 

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