The COPS ( Community Oriented Police Service ) program is allocating $ 100 million . The federal program provides grants to fund police positions . More than 4,000 state agencies had received grants . `` The officers that we will get through this program , through this grant , will be men and women to help us keep the city safe , '' declared Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt . Recipients were announced early .
The COPS ( Community Oriented Police Service ) program is allocating $ 100 million . The federal program provides grants to fund police positions . More than 4,000 state agencies had received grants . Recipients were announced early .