The Roseville Police Department has been awarded a $500,000 federal grant to help pay for four additional police officers to meet rising community demand for emergency services.
The Roseville City Council formally accepted the grant from the 2025 Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program. The COPS Hiring Program is a highly competitive grant designed to help law enforcement agencies hire additional officers to increase community policing capacity and strengthen crime prevention efforts.
“This award supports RPD's commitment to public safety by investing in personnel who can focus on prevention, outreach, and proactive engagement—core principles of community-oriented policing,” said Roseville Police Chief Erika Scheider.
The award will cover up to 75% of the salary and benefits for four officers over a three-year reimbursement period, not to exceed $125,000 per officer. A minimum 25% local match is required.
The department’s plan is to assign one additional officer to each of the four patrol teams, increasing frontline response capabilities and improving service coverage across all shifts.
Roseville police officers responded to nearly 45,000 incidents in 2024 – an all-time high for the department.
Citing the record-high volume and the increased complexity of incidents, Roseville Police Department leaders have proposed a five-year staffing and operations plan to keep pace with community demand. Police leaders based the plan on the findings of a comprehensive staffing and operations report completed by The Axtell Group. The report is available to the public.
The $500,00 federal grant will provide significant financial relief in implementing staffing increases approved through the 2026 budget process.
In addition, the Roseville Fire Department was awarded a $3.9 million federal grant to help pay for 15 new firefighter positions to meet rising demand for emergency services. The Federal Emergency Management Administration Staffing for Fire and Emergency Response Grant, also called the FEMA SAFER Grant, helps cover a portion of the new firefighters’ salaries for three years. In years one and two, FEMA covers 75% of the personnel costs. In year three, FEMA covers 35% of the cost.
These grants will help the City Council make decisions concerning the 2026 City Budget, which will be finalized in December.