$1.25 Million dollars is being awarded to Law Enforcement Agencies in the Western District of Michigan.
WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice announced that there is more than $139 million in grant funding through the department's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Program.
The awards provide direct funding to 183 law enforcement agencies across the nation, allowing those agencies to hire 1,066 additional full-time law enforcement professionals.
In the Western District of Michigan two cities were awarded funding totaling $1,250,000.
-City of Battle Creek - $500,000
-City of Wyoming - $750,000
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland says, "We are committed to providing police departments with the resources needed to help ensure community safety and build community trust."