fy25 lAW eNFORCEMENT sPECIALIZED tRAINING FUND
The Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Law Enforcement Services (DLES), provides financial assistance to law enforcement, jail officers and secure juvenile detention officers serving the state of Wisconsin. As the State Administering agency for state and federal criminal justice funds, DLES is responsible for establishing funding priorities, developing application criteria, awarding and disseminating grants, and assessing project achievements.
This grant announcement provides information about a specific grant opportunity and instructions to help those eligible to apply for a share of the available funds.
Program Area: Criminal Justice
Grant Title: Law Enforcement Specialized Training (SFY 2025)
Description: The purpose of this funding announcement is to support specialized training for certified officers in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Law Enforcement Services, will award grants to eligible law enforcement agencies, training associations and technical colleges to assist with providing specialized training.
Opportunity Category: Competitive
Important Dates & Eligibility
Grant funds will begin on 07/1/24 and expire on 6/30/25.
For consideration of funding, applicants must submit requests on the following deadlines:
Grant Submission Deadlines: Review Dates
Early Submission Option
Deadline: April 1, 2025 Review complete by May 1
*This April deadline is also for events that will be held in July and August .
Regular Submission Deadlines
Deadline: August 1, 2024 Review complete by September 1 - Application period closed.
Deadline: January 1, 2025 Review complete by February 1 - Application period closed.
Deadline: April 1, 2025 Review complete by May 1
Please Note - Applications must be reviewed and approved prior the training event, plan accordingly based on the date of your event. Events must be completed by June 30, 2025 to be eligible for funding during this grant cycle.
Eligible Applicants: Any Wisconsin law enforcement agency, non-profit association or Wisconsin technical college providing training to law enforcement, jail or secure juvenile detention officers is eligible to apply for funding.
Eligible Expenses: Funding may be used for direct instructional service costs, including fees and travel expenses for instructors, and instructional materials used during training and/or presented directly to students.
Ineligible Expenses: Venue fees and food/beverage for the training event.
Please review the funding announcement linked below for complete details on funding prior to submitting your application.
FUNDING ANOUNCEMENT
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Grant applications now require an itemized budget form submitted along with your grant request. Please download the form below to complete as part of your submission. There will be a place in the application process to upload your completed file.
In addition - please plan to upload the following documents:
- Agenda
- Bio/Background Information for Speaker or Training Organization
GRANT APPLICATION
When you have all of your information and materials ready to submit, please click on the application link below to complete your application for funding.If you are applying for funding for FY26 - July/August training events, please use the following link.