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Over $5.6 Million in Grants Awarded Through Law Enforcement Training Program in Georgia

Today, Governor Brian P. Kemp and Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) Executive Director Jay Neal announced the awards of 46 grants totaling $5,618,762 through the Law Enforcement Training Grant Program.

“We are committed to providing our brave law enforcement officers the specialized training and resources they need to keep Georgians safe,” said Governor Kemp. “This grant program will help pay for essential training – including in use of force and de-escalation – for state and local law enforcement officers to ensure they are prepared for whatever they may encounter while protecting their communities.”

During the 2021 legislative session, Governor Kemp recommended, and lawmakers approved, continued support of a law enforcement training grant program through the CJCC for state and local law enforcement agencies. The program was designed to grant funds on a competitive basis to support scenario-based, hands-on training for law enforcement officers in use of force or de-escalation. For this funding cycle, Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) and Officer Mental Health were added as priority areas.

“Governor Kemp and the Georgia legislature have made it a priority to provide our law enforcement officers with the training and resources they need to better serve the people of Georgia, and we at CJCC are pleased to be a part of this effort,” said CJCC Executive Director Jay Neal.

2022 LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM

 

Recipient Agency

Award Amount

Alpharetta Police Department

$46,130

Barnesville Police Department

$3,752

Carroll County Sheriff’s Office

$14,945

Cartersville Police Department

$21,500

Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office

$67,500

Chatham County Sheriff’s Office

$32,450

Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office

$54,039

Coastal Pines Technical College Police Department

$21,151

Cobb County Sheriff’s Office

$20,043

College Park Police Department

$125,000

Coweta County Sheriff’s Office

$53,827

Crisp County Sheriff’s Office

$69,400

DeKalb County Police Department

$25,000

DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office

$199,500

Dunwoody Police Department

$38,935

Floyd County Police Department

$85,000

Forsyth County Sherriff’s Office

$420,944

Fulton County District Attorney’s Office

$46,140

Gainesville Police Department

$184,790

Georgia Department of Corrections

$204,538

Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice

$126,459

Georgia Department of Natural Resources – Law Enforcement Division

$80,617

Georgia Department of Public Safety

$600,000

Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council

$647,208

Georgia Piedmont Technical College Police Department

$162,600

Georgia Public Safety Training Center

$1,028,124

Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office

$196,770

Henry County Police Department

$30,000

Henry County Sheriff’s Office

$152,000

Kennesaw Police Department

$46,861

Long County Sheriff’s Office

$77,987

Milton Police Department

$39,769

Morgan County Sheriff’s Office

$22,320

Morrow Police Department

$38,650

Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office

$52,000

Norcross Police Department

$62,000

Paulding County Sheriff’s Office

$38,193

Peachtree City Police Department

$30,000

Richmond County Marshal’s Office

$68,710

Savannah-Chatham Board of Education Police Department

$46,376

Statesboro Police Department

$116,640

Telfair County Sheriff’s Office

$81,871

Toccoa Police Department

$6,768

Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office

$37,873

Waycross Police Department

$77,007

West Georgia Technical College Foundation

$17,375

Total Amount Awarded

$5,618,762

 

To learn more about how to apply for grants, click here.

For more information regarding the Law Enforcement Training Grant Program, contact Laura Thompson at laura.thompson@cjcc.ga.gov or 404-858-1830.

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