What: federal grant applications: FEMA Port Security Grant FFY26 ($1,893,528), DOJ COPS Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness ($250,000) and DOJ COPS School Violence Prevention ($614,993).
Where it stands: Referred 9/8, approved by Public Safety 10/20 (the FEMA award came in at $144,236, not the $1,893,528 requested), and on the full Board agenda for 11/5.
Next: Full Board agenda of 2026-11-05.
Details
The sources read are agendas and, where posted, minutes; discussion detail is limited to what they record.
First readings: LM-2026-0391 (DOJ COPS school violence prevention grant, up to $614,993), LM-2026-0390 (up to $250,000) and LM-2026-0389 (FEMA port security grant, up to $1,893,528).
Approved by voice vote with no opposition and no public comment. DOJ wellness grant ($250,000, no match) would continue the police clinician and add a second; FEMA port security: awarded $144,236 for cameras (about $48,079 match), the marine unit was not funded, and the order is to be updated with the actual figures; DOJ school violence prevention ($614,993, 25% match) would fund badge readers and exterior school cameras.