Municipal Public Safety Staffing: Police and Fire (Massachusetts)

 
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    CFDA#

    None
     

    Funder Type

    State Government

    IT Classification

    C - Funds little to no technology

    Authority

    Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS)

    Summary

    The intent of the Massachusetts Municipal Public Safety Staffing Program is to assist eligible municipalities to maintain public safety and emergency response services by helping to address police and/or fire department staffing shortfalls.


    This program is available through state funds authorized under a reserve to support municipal improvements under Chapter 24 of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' General Appropriations Act of 2023. 


    Funding may be requested for the following purposes:

    • To restore laid off sworn police officers and/or firefighters,

    • To retain police officers/firefighters who would otherwise be laid off during the current fiscal year if not for this funding,

    • To restore police/fire staffing levels due to attrition and other reasons,

    • To restore or retain civilian employees working at the police and/or fire department, and/or

    • For overtime necessary to provide adequate shift coverage and/or to maintain staffing levels.

     

    History of Funding

    $4,250,000 was available in 2016.

    Additional Information

    Eligible applicants for public safety and emergency staffing include communities that: (1) have populations of at least 60,000; and (2) demonstrate that their police or fire departments had an operating budget per capita of less than $200 in 2010. 

    Contacts

    Kevin Stanton

    Kevin Stanton
    One Ashburton Place, Suite 2133
    Boston, MA 02108
    (617) 725-3363
    (617) 727-4764

    Emily Fontaine

    Emily Fontaine

    Braintree, MA 02184
    781-535-0079
     

  • Eligibility Details

    To be eligible, a municipality must have a population of at least 60,000 and demonstrate that their police departments had an operating budget per capita of less than $200 in 2010. A total of 10 communities meet this criteria:

    • Brockton
    • Fall River
    • Framingham
    • Haverhill
    • Lawrence
    • Lowell
    • Lynn
    • Malden
    • Newton
    • Somerville


    Deadline Details

    Applications are to be submitted by Thursday October 19th, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. A similar deadline is anticipated, annually.

    Award Details

    The funds are for both public safety and emergency staffing thus allowing municipalities to utilize funds for police and/or fire needs. The Mayor/City Manager for each municipality must determine whether applications for funding will be submitted for police and/or fire, and how much will be appropriated to the respective department. 


    Due to level funding, applicants are encouraged to apply for the same amounts that they were awarded in state fiscal year 2023. 

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