Mass shootings and MCIs continue to plague our nation. The 7 grant programs below can help you prevent these incidents, decrease casualties, and improve officer safety.
NRA Foundation Grants
Promote, Advance & Encourage Firearms, the Shooting Sports & Hunting Safety
NRA Foundation grants provide essential program funding, ensuring the availability of quality training and educational opportunities nationwide. Grants benefit programs such as youth education, law enforcement training, hunter education, conservation, firearms and marksmanship training and safety, and much more
Deadline: Ongoing
Armor of God Ballistic Vests Grants
Providing Recycled Ballistic Vests To LEOs Since 2009
Thousands of law enforcement professionals in the United States and around the world are working in dangerous environments and they do not have a ballistic vest to protect them. In addition, thousands of officers are graciously provided new ballistic vests every 5 years. While the manufacturer warranty may be expired, often the vest will still effectively protect those that do not have one. The Armor of God Project began in 2009 and is dedicated to protecting those that protect us. Ten-Four Ministries will recycle used ballistic vests and provide them to officers that need them.
Deadline: Ongoing
NRA Public Range Fund Grant Program
Law Enforcement Agencies Seeking Grant Funding
The NRA Public Range Fund was established in 2009 as a matching grant program to encourage city and county governments, and state or federal agencies, to work with NRA on efforts to build and improve public ranges across the United States.
Deadline: Ongoing
Video Insight Surveillance/Security Software Grants
50 $20,000 Video Security Grants for Schools and Colleges
Video Insight has developed the School Security Grant to help schools that lack funds implement a video surveillance solution and to give back to these communities in need. Beginning in January 2014, and for each month throughout the year, a school or college will be chosen to receive the software and equipment necessary to implement a video surveillance solution.
Deadline: Ongoing
New York State DCJS Soft Body Armor Program
Full Reimbursement to New York State Law Enforcement
To help defer the costs of life-saving body armor for municipal police agencies, the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) administers the Bullet Proof Vest Reimbursement Program. This is a open-ended reimbursement program: police agencies may be fully reimbursed for the purchase of vests any time during the fiscal year. However, this program covers only vests for new hires of police officer status. It does not provide reimbursements for replacement vests or funds for newly hired peace officers.
Deadline: Ongoing
Kentucky OHS Law Enforcement Protection Program
Kentucky Law Enforcement Equipment Grants: Body Armor, Fire Arms, Ammunition, Electronic-Control Devices/Weapons, Electron-Muscular Disruption Technology
The Law Enforcement Protection Program enables Kentucky Office of Homeland Security (KOHS) to provide funds for equipment to law-enforcement agencies across Kentucky. LEPP provides grants to sworn peace officers and service animals.
Deadline: Ongoing
North Carolina League of Municipalities Body Armor Grants
Body Armor for North Carolina Police Officers
For those participating in the RMS workers compensation program, the pool will help pay the cost of providing body armor for police officers. The workers compensation program will pay 50 percent of the cost, up to $250 for qualified purchases.
Deadline: Ongoing