COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, INC.

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CALEA AGENCY SUPPORT FUND

April 27, 2005

At its 2003 Summer Conference, the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA®) 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.  

At the 2005 Spring CALEA Conference, held in Birmingham, Alabama, the CASF Committee conducted a detailed review of all agencies that had applied for a 2005 grant.  As a result, CALEA is pleased to announce that three agencies have been awarded a CASF grant: 

• The Munster (IN) Police Department, commanded by Chief Nick Panich, with 50 employees.  
• The City of Roanoke (VA) E-911 Communications Center, commanded by Dept. of Technology Director John Elie, with 41 employees.
• The University Park (MD) Police Department, commanded by Chief Michael Wynnyk, with 10 employees.

 Under this grant program, eligible agencies receive a grant for the administrative portion of their initial accreditation fees.  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 this 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 CALEA Planning and Research Coordinator, Reginald Newell, at (800) 368-3757, Extension 39.  This package can also be downloaded from CALEA’s web site.  Applications are accepted between September 1 and December 31 each year. 

For more information about the CALEA Agency Support Fund, contact either Executive Director Sylvester Daughtry Jr. at (800) 368-3757, extension 31, or Planning and Research Coordinator Newell.  

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