The Office of Grants and Research is pleased to announce the Availability of Grant Funds (AGF) for the SFY26 Massachusetts Municipal Public Safety Staffing Program.
Donor Name: Office of Grants and Research (OGR)
State: Massachusetts
City: Brackton, Fall River, Framingham, Haverhill. Lawrence, Lowell, Malden, Newton, Somerville
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/08/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The intent of this grant program is to assist eligible municipalities in maintaining public safety and emergency response services by providing funds to address police and/or fire department staffing shortfalls.
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
- For overtime necessary to provide adequate shift coverage and/or to maintain staffing levels.
Funding Information
OGR expects to make available $5,760,000.00 in funding for SFY 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
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.
For more information, visit OGR.
