Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services administers discretionary grants for the hiring and redeployment of officers to participate in community policing and for innovative community policing programs, and offers training and technical assistance to assist grantees with the implementation of community policing in their communities. This office maintains records pertaining to the application for, and award and monitoring of these grants. The office also maintains records on its own administrative operations and procedures. FOIA Reference Guide FOIA Regulations