Title: The State’s Mission for Assistance in Recruiting and Training (SMART) Grant Program
Overview
The State’s Mission for Assistance in Recruiting and Training (SMART) Grant Program is a funding opportunity offered through the Office of Adult and Juvenile Assistance (OAJJA) for fiscal Years 2023 & 2024.
The goal of the State’s Mission for Assistance in Recruiting and Training (SMART) Grant Program is to provide grants to law enforcement agencies to increase the number of P.O.S.T.-certified and non-certified law enforcement officers who are representative of the communities they serve and to provide training for those additional law enforcement officers.
Resource: SB22-145 Resources To Increase Community Safety (on the website, this links to the bill)
Project Application DEADLINE: September 16, 2022
Additional Resources: Application Instructions (link) and FAQs (link)
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About the Funding Agency:
The mission of the Division of Criminal Justice is to improve the public safety of the community, the quality of services to crime victims, and the effectiveness of services to offenders. We accomplish this by analyzing policy, conducting criminal justice research, managing programs, and administering grants.
Program Description
Purpose of the Funds
To provide grants to law enforcement agencies to increase the number of POST-certified and non-certified law enforcement officers who are representative of the communities they serve and to provide training for those additional law enforcement officers
Resource: SB22-145
Statutory Authority
C.R.S. 24-33.5-529. State's mission for assistance in recruiting and training (SMART) grant program
Eligible Activities
- To increase the diversity of P.O.S.T.-certified and non-certified law enforcement professionals and public safety employees to better reflect the community in which they work.
- To cover costs associated with eligible law enforcement officers' salaries and benefits, recruitment, and training.
Examples of best practice: President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice Report