The Chief of Police for the Houston Police Department (HPD) recommends that City Council approve an ordinance authorizing the electronic application of grant funds through the Office of the Governor Criminal Justice Division (CJD) for the FY 2025 Project Safe Neighborhoods Program grant. If awarded, the grant begins October 1, 2024, and ends September 30, 2025, in the amount of $44,520.00. This will be the city's sixth award under this program.
The purpose of the FY 2025 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant is to assist HPD in fostering safer neighborhoods throughout the city of Houston through enforcement strategies within each patrol command’s regional areas experiencing violent crime increases. The project aims to reduce violent crime, specifically addressing criminal gang activity and illegal possession and use of firearms. Grant funds will support police department overtime costs, enabling more intensive and targeted crime-fighting efforts.
The Houston Police Department also requests City Council to authorize the Chief of Police or his designee to act as the City’s representative in the application process with the authority to apply for, accept and expend the grant funds as awarded, and apply for, accept and expend all subsequent awards, if any, to extend the budget period, and to authorize the Mayor to execute all related agreements with the approval of the City Attorney in connection with the grant not to exceed five years
Fiscal Note:
No Fiscal Note is required on grant items
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J. Noe Diaz, Jr.
Chief of Police