Eligibility:
To be eligible for State Aid for Police Protection (SAPP) funding, a county/municipality must comply with one of the following two items:
1. Be incorporated, have annual expenditures for police protection in excess of $5,000, and employ at least one qualified full-time officer as determined by the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy’s Executive Director ; or
2. Have expenditures for police protection that exceed $80,000 and employ at least two qualified part-time police officers,
Deadline:
All applications must be submitted electronically via the Grant Management System (GMS) no later than 11:59 PM on Friday, December 11, 2026. Please refer to the application checklist to make sure all required documents are uploaded by the deadline.