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Fully KeptCriminal Justice, Policing & Public Safety

Biden will reinvigorate the COPS program with a $300 million investment.

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Fully KeptFact-checker reviewConfidence: 80%

Total appropriations for the DOJ COPS program rose from $386 million in FY2021 to $683 million in FY2023 and $685 million in FY2024 - an increase of roughly $300 million per year enacted in appropriations laws Biden signed - while his budgets sought continued COPS increases (a $651 million total request for FY2024). The promised $300 million investment in the COPS program was therefore realized during his term. For transparency: the COPS Hiring Program component specifically ranged from about $157 million to $225 million per year, with the balance of the growth spread across other COPS grant lines and congressionally directed projects.

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