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Indiana Law Enforcement Grants

New police stations, equipment, training and educational programs are a few expenses for which Indiana law enforcement agencies can receive financial help. Police departments can apply for grants through state- and federal-level programs intended to improve public safety or communities in general.

  1. Edward Byrne Memorial Grants

    • The U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance provides funding to state and local law enforcement agencies for an array of projects and programs through the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Program. The bureau, a subsidiary of the U.S. Department of Justice, awards money directly to state law enforcement agencies. The department also provides money to state offices to funnel to local police department. Local Indiana law enforcement agencies can apply for the sub-grants through the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.

      Bureau of Justice Assistance

      Programs Office

      810 7th Street NW

      Washington, DC 20531

      202-514-6638

      www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA

    Indiana DUI Task Force Grants

    • The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute offers grants annually to help law enforcement agencies reduce drunk driving-related injuries and deaths. The institute's Traffic Safety Division accepts federal funding it distributes to police departments for programs involving impaired driving, young drivers, motorcycle safety and dangerous driving. Recipients are allowed to use the grant to buy equipment if they match 25 percent of the costs and can prove it is necessary for the planned education program.

      Indiana Criminal Justice Institute

      101 W. Washington Street, East Tower, Suite 1170

      Indianapolis, IN 46204

      317-232-1233

      www.in.gov/cji

    USDA Community Facilities Grants

    • The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Housing and Community Facilities Program provides grants and loans to counties and municipalities with 20,000 people or fewer, including those in Indiana. The USDA Office of Rural Development's program bases awards on a recipient community's median income, and the grants can cover up to 75 percent of a project's cost. The grants can go toward several types of government facilities, including police stations. The USDA gives special consideration to communities with 5,000 residents or fewer or with a median income below the poverty line or 60 percent of the state's median income. Public safety, along with health care and community service programs, also receive high priority consideration.

      U.S. Department of Agriculture, South Building, Rm. 5014

      14th Street and Independence Avenue S.W.

      Washington, D.C. 20250

      202-720-9619

      www.rurdev.usda.gov

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