Somerville Police OGR Letter — File 25-0284

MAURA T. HEALEY Governor KIMBERLEY DRISCOLL Lieutenant Governor The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Office of Grants and Research 35 Braintree Hill Office Park Braintree, MA 02184 Tel: [phone removed] Fax: [phone removed] TERRENCE M. REIDY Secretary KEVIN STANTON Executive Director November 6, 2024 Shumeane Benford, Chief of Police Somerville Police Department 93 Highland Avenue Somerville, MA 02143 Dear Chief Benford, I am pleased to inform you that the Somerville Police Department has been awarded $87,450.00 from the Office of Grants and Research (OGR) to support the Massachusetts Municipal Public Safety Staffing Program. Additional correspondence, including all the necessary documents required to make this award official are included in this email. Your expected project period is January 2025-December 31, 2025. Please note, your official start date will be the date that your returned contract is signed and dated by OGR and will terminate on December 31, 2025. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact Emily Haines, Program Manager at: Emily.fontaine@mass.gov. Congratulations on your award. I look forward to working with you and your staff on this important public safety initiative. Sincerely, Kevin Stanton Executive Director