Congressman Tim Ryan Announces $7 Million to Ohio Police Departments

Press Release

Congressman Tim Ryan is announcing $7,327,433 for Ohio Police Departments to fund 58 new police officers, with $625,000 to Austintown, Barberton and Boardman Police Departments. These funds were made available through the U.S. Department of Justice's COPS Hiring Program.

"I am pleased to announce that these funds will allow our communities to hire additional law enforcement officers and ensure the protection and security of our families and friends," said Congressman Tim Ryan. "At a time when our local municipalities are continuing to be squeezed by budget cuts in Columbus and Washington DC, it is still important that our towns have the protection they need. The positive impact these funds have on our communities, highlights how disappointing it was that next year's funding bill for the Department of Justice included NO funding for the COPS Hiring Program. We must do more to make sure our neighborhoods are safe."

Austintown: $125,000 (1 Officer Funded)
Barberton: $250,000 (2 Officers Funded)
Boardman: $250,000 (2 Officers Funded)

Approximately $107 million in grant funding was appropriated for this initiative through the FY 2015 Appropriations Act -- Congressman Ryan is a member of the House Appropriations Committee. The COPS Hiring Program is designed to advance public safety through community policing by addressing the full-time sworn officer needs of state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies nationwide. This program provides funds directly to law enforcement agencies to hire new or rehire career law enforcement officers and to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts.

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