2023 Community Service Award Recipient
The Community Service Award is presented each year to an individual, corporation or organization in recognition of excellence in service to the community and for efforts on the part of the recipient through their advocacy of issues of workplace equity, abatement of police deviance, and such activities has garnered the positive confidence in the institution of policing to further strong, positive bonds and relationships between police and communities of color.
Deputy Superintendent Nicole L. Grant, currently serving as the Assistant Bureau Chief of the Bureau of Community Engagement. She began her career with the Boston Police Department in 1996 as a Boston Police Cadet. In 2002, Nicole entered the Boston Police Academy and upon graduation was assigned to District B2 (Roxbury). While in District 2 Deputy Grant was assigned to patrol, walking beats and eventually became a Community Service Officer.
During her tenure, Deputy Supt. Grant has held several assignments including the Department’s Office of Media Relations and the Crime Stoppers Unit. While assigned to the Crime Stoppers, she was the first officer to receive the tips for the Boston Marathon Bombing. With the department’s dedication to working with school aged children, Deputy Grant joined the School Police Unit. Deputy Grant was responsible for safety programming with the elementary schools throughout the City of Boston.
In 2019, Deputy Supt. Grant was assigned to the newly created Bureau of Community Engagement as a police officer, where she served as a Citywide Community Liaison. In that position, Deputy Grant was responsible and committed to creating partnerships with the police department and the community through creative programs, networking with outside agencies and providing the highest level of community service. She was promoted to the Boston Police Command Staff in May of 2023.
Aside from her role in law enforcement, Deputy Supt. Grant is passionate about youth development, trauma support and supporting vulnerable populations. She serves as a Training Consultant and Facilitator for ROCA, a nationally recognized organization that is disrupting incarceration, poverty and racism by engaging with young adults, police and systems that are at the center of urban violence in relationships to address trauma, find hope and drive change.
Deputy Supt. Grant received her Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University and a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Boston University.