Police Grants News and Articles

• $500M grant program launched to help LE counter illegal drones ahead of 2026 World Cup

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  Half of the grant funding will be distributed in 2026 to areas hosting FIFA World Cup games, America 250 national events and the 2028 Olympic Games

• Unlocking grant funding for small and rural police departments

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  Lexipol’s Alyson Trowbridge shares grant funding strategies for rural law enforcement, helping small departments overcome barriers and secure vital resources.

• $1B in FEMA funding to bolster law enforcement security for World Cup 2026, counter drone threats

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  Funding includes $625M for FIFA World Cup host cities and $500M for counter-UAS efforts through 2027 under a new federal law

• Tenn. PD receives grant following K-9's line of duty death

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  K-9 Diesel was put down last month after getting injured during a security sweep; $15,000 from the Stanton K9 Foundation will go toward purchasing another K-9

• Lexipol launches Grants 2.0: A unified platform for grant discovery, writing and management

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  The upgrade streamlines how police, EMS, fire and local government agencies find, apply for and manage grants

• Mo. city to pay majority of first responders’ childcare costs in new program

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  Kansas City leaders believe this initiative will help workforce retention in the police and fire departments, and will help fill positions left open by retirees

• Weaponized drones cross borders — the Tijuana attack is a warning

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  The Tijuana attack reveals a growing transnational threat — and the urgent need to modernize how state and local agencies acquire counter-UAS tools

• Mich. PD adds up to $7K sign-on bonuses from state grant

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  The grant provides Flint with $450,000 for police and fire sign-on bonuses, $652,456 for retention bonuses and $95,000 for fire performance bonuses, among other benefits

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