Police Grants News and Articles

• $110M in FEMA grants awarded to nonprofits, faith-based groups for security upgrades

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  FEMA's Nonprofit Security Grant Program helps fund lighting, surveillance and training to safeguard congregants and community members from targeted violence

• DOJ cancels $500M in public safety grants, cuts officer safety and crime prevention programs

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  Programs cut include those supporting police officer wellness, corrections reentry, victim services, mental health and crime reduction

• Wyo. law enforcement awarded $2.4M grant for mental health calls

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  The grant will provide funding for police and sheriff's departments to offer 24/7 virtual crisis care calls

• Grants: Solving the law enforcement budget crisis

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  Discover how law enforcement agencies can use grants to fund training, equipment and programs despite budget cuts. Tips on planning, applying, and more.

• Bill would allocate $100M per year for police recruitment, training for next 5 years

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  The Pathways to Policing Act would authorize $50M per year for state and local police hiring grants, and another $50M annually for a DOJ-led nationwide recruitment campaign

• FEMA opens nearly $1B in emergency preparedness grants after internal review

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  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said revamped FEMA grant priorities focus on border enforcement, cybersecurity and election security

• Ga. schools turn to AI to identify campus threats

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  AI-enhanced security is an example of how schools are spending security grants awarded following the 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School

• How monument protection affects your agency’s DOJ grant eligibility

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  To receive COPS Office or DOJ funding, agencies must show active monument protection efforts under EO 13933 — or risk grant denial or suspension.

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