The Law Enforcement Workforce Recruitment, Retention, and Tuition Grant Program is a funding opportunity offered through the Office of Adult and Juvenile Assistance (OAJJA) for fiscal years 2023 and 2024.
Donor Name: Colorado Division of Criminal Justice
State: Colorado
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 09/15/2022
Grant Size: $7,262,000
Grant Duration: 1 year 5 months
Details:
Purpose of the Funds
To assist Law Enforcement Agencies in addressing workforce shortages, improve the training given to POST certified Peace Officers; and improve relationships between Law Enforcement and impacted communities.
The goal of the Law Enforcement Workforce Recruitment, Retention, and Tuition Grant Program as established by SB22-145 are to:
- Assist Law Enforcement Agencies in addressing workforce shortages
- Improve the training given to POST certified Peace Officers
- Improve relationships between Law Enforcement and impacted communities
Funding Information
- Amount Available: $7,262,000
- Award Period: January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
Eligible Activities
- Recruit, pay the tuition for, and train individuals to work in POST certified law enforcement careers;
- Increase the number of persons receiving training as POST certified and non-certified law enforcement personnel and improve the training provided to such persons;
- Improve the training provided by entities approved for providing training by the peace officer standards and training board, referred to in this section as “approved POST Board trainers”, by enhancing their curriculum to expand mental health, implicit bias, cultural competency, critical incident, de-escalation, and trauma recovery training and increasing the availability of workforce mobility;
- Provide continuing education opportunities for POST certified and non-certified law peace officers, and increase activities intended to foster a more positive relationship between law enforcement and impacted communities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Colorado law enforcement agencies, including those serving rural municipalities and counties
- Tribal law enforcement agencies that serve fewer than fifty thousand residents
- Third-party membership organizations on behalf of a law enforcement agency
- Any state institution of higher education, as defined in section 23-18-102 (10), that operates a law enforcement academy
For more information, visit Colorado Division of Criminal Justice.