Washington, D.C. -- The Honolulu Police Department will receive $5,197,353 in federal stimulus funding to pay the salary and benefits for 21 additional police officers for three years.

The funding is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The grants will be awarded to 1,046 law enforcement agencies around the country, and require that the police departments receiving the three year grants retain the grant-funded positions for a fourth year.
 
“The overarching goal of the Recovery Act is to help rebuild our economy by building communities, and that includes making them as safe as possible, said Rep. Neil Abercrombie. “The grants will be administered by the Department of Justice through the COPS Hiring Recovery Program. Justice Department programs have provided major financial support for Honolulu law enforcement over the past few years, including funds to update and expand HPD’s Crime Lab.”

The Recovery Act includes $4 billion in Department of Justice grant funding to enhance state, local, and tribal law enforcement efforts, including the hiring of new police officers, to combat violence against women, and to fight internet crimes against children.

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