Levin and Stabenow Announce $1.4 Million for Michigan in COPS Grant Funding

Troy and Newaygo also receive grants for Drug-Free Communities Support Program

WASHINGTON – Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., announced today that the Department of Justice has awarded over $1.4 million to 14 Michigan communities through the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program.

"These police and sheriff departments will be able to do their job more effectively with the equipment and technology they can now purchase," said Levin. "More cops can now be on the beat instead of behind a desk. I'm also pleased that Troy and Newaygo County are receiving federal funds to pursue innovative strategies to prevent young people from using drugs and alcohol.

"These grants will support important programs that help keep our communities strong and safe," said Stabenow. "The funds will be used to teach students to resist drugs and alcohol and will provide police officers with more time to spend in our communities, where they are needed most."

The funding will allow local enforcement agencies to invest in timesaving technology and equipment, including mobile computers, automated booking systems, automated fingerprint systems, computer-aided dispatch systems, record management systems and crime analysis hardware and software. The new technologies will alleviate the amount of time law enforcement officers spend on clerical and administrative duties allowing officers more time on community policing activities.

Today's grants were awarded under the Making Officer Redeployment Effective (MORE) program. MORE grants provide funding for 75 percent of the total cost of technology and certain equipment. Agencies receiving grants must provide a minimum match of 25 percent.

In addition to the COPS grants, the Department of Justice has awarded $100,000 to the Troy Community Coalition and $75,000 to Newaygo County Prosecutor's Office to aid the Drug-Free Community Support Program. This program targets young people and promotes a lifestyle free of alcohol and drug abuse.

The following Michigan communities have received funding from the COPS grant award:

Name	Award
Bad Axe City	$31,054
Belding Police Department	$21,000
Blackman Township	$9,375
Brownstone Police Department	$233,288
Emmet County Sheriff Department	$89,532
Kinross District Police Department	$5,020
Mackinaw City	$11,250
Marshall City	$45,047
Michigan Department of State Police	$855,567
New Haven Police Department	$16,857
Northville Township Police Department	$83,884
Portland City	$9,450
Rockford City	$10,500
Vassar City	$11,250