Petersburg, Hopewell, and the Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority will benefit from more than $5.1 million in federal stimulus funds to hire and retain police officers in Virginia.
The government announced grants today of
-- $814,800 to the Petersburg Bureau of Police, or enough to pay the salary and benefits of five officers for three years;
-- $490,560 to the Hopewell Bureau of Police, for three officers;
--$166,505 to the RRHA Police for one officer; and
-- More than $3.6 million to police departments in Norfolk, Roanoke, Winchester, Manassas, and Emporia, for 22 officers.
The grants to Virginia police departments are among $1 billion to be distributed among more than 1,000 law enforcement agencies across the country through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. The departments that receive the grants will be required to retain the new positions for at least one year beyond the three years funded with the federal money.
“A big part of the Recovery Act is about building communities... and we can’t achieve the goal of stronger communities without supporting those who keep our streets safe,” Vice President Joseph R. Biden in a statement announcing the grants today.
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