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COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, INC.
NEWS RELEASE At its 2003 Summer Conference, the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEAâ), approved the creation of the CALEA Agency Support Fund (CASF). The purpose of the CASF is to award grants to smaller agencies in law enforcement, public safety communications, and public safety training seeking initial accreditation and are unable to do so due to lack of adequate funds. The scope of the grant program extends to all agencies meeting the CASF eligibility criteria.
Under this grant program, eligible agencies will receive a waiver of the administrative portion of their initial accreditation fees. On-site fees will not be waived. CALEA’s Commission approved two sources of income for the Fund: the net profits from the sale of CALEA’s wearables merchandise and a ten percent contribution from any annual budget surplus.
Any law enforcement agency, public safety communications agency or public safety training academy that meets the CALEA established criteria for participating in the accreditation programs is eligible to apply for a grant. The grants are primarily directed at agencies with 50 or less full-time employees at the time of application. Agencies selected to receive a grant will be required to pay an application fee of $250 for law enforcement agencies and $200 for public safety communications agencies and public safety training academies.
Agencies applying for consideration must: (1) be seeking initial accreditation; and, (2) be legally constituted state, province, county, or local governmental entities with a mandated responsibility to enforce laws, provide public safety communications services or provide public safety training.
The Commission Staff has developed a grant application package that can be ordered by calling the CALEA office at (800) 368-3757. This package can also be downloaded directly from CALEA’s web site.
For more information about the CALEA Agency Support Fund, contact Executive Director Sylvester Daughtry, Jr. at (800) 368-3757, extension 31, or Planning/Research Coordinator Reginald Newell, extension 39.
CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND APPLICATION FORMS
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