Federal Government Funding for Law Enforcement Training

Federal agencies provide funding for most areas of law enforcement training.

Federal agencies provide funding for most areas of law enforcement training. Funding is in the form of grants and given to police forces, judicial systems and agencies for the purposes of providing specialized training in areas such as crime prevention, juvenile justice, community service programs, equipment training and terrorism.

The Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance

The Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Grant is available to law enforcement agencies to help improve community safety. The grant is used to provide law enforcement training programs to help to improve the overall function of the agency in question.

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Grants

Juvenile justice and delinquency prevention grants allow law enforcement agencies to conduct training programs for law enforcement personnel including officers and judiciaries aimed at helping with the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders.

Canine Training Grant

The Penny Harris Foundation is a not-for-profit organization which gets involved with law enforcement agencies and their communities to raise the funds required for acquiring, training and implementing canine or K-9 teams. K-9 teams consist of law enforcement dogs and their handlers to provide assistance to police forces.

References

• Police Grants Help: Strategies to find funding for officer training
• Police Grants Help:K9 training grant
• Bureau of justice and assistance: Training and technical assistance
• United states Department of Justice: Grants