Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
The Office of Grants and Research and the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security in October announced $5.5 million in grants for police departments and state agencies to support public safety initiatives.
The grants use federal funding through the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program.
Municipalities and state agencies can deploy this funding for numerous purposes, including prosecution and court programs, prevention and education programs, corrections and community corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, crime victim and witness initiatives, and planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs.
The Office of Grants and Research awarded a total of $3.94 million to 171 municipal police departments and $1.56 million to 28 state agencies. The full list of recipients is available online.
This program uses funds awarded to Massachusetts in prior federal fiscal years; the funding is not subject to grant conditions related to immigration enforcement that have been placed on some grants in the current federal fiscal year.