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Training Rural Law Enforcement Officers Act of 2026
To authorize the Department of Justice to provide grant funding to accredited nonprofit organizations to provide better access to needed training for law enforcement officers in rural and smaller communities.
Summary
The Training Rural Law Enforcement Officers Act of 2026 would authorize the Department of Justice to award grants to accredited nonprofit organizations to provide training to small and rural law enforcement agencies at no cost. The bill defines eligible agencies as those with fewer than 50 sworn law enforcement officers and requires that training align with Department of Justice priorities. The bill addresses a problem identified by Congress: smaller and rural agencies often cannot pursue federal grant funding due to complex application processes and reporting requirements that strain their limited staffing resources. Accredited nonprofit organizations would need to demonstrate proper experience and expertise in law enforcement training and a track record of success in their training discipline to be eligible for these grants.
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Actions (2)
- May 7, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- May 7, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 7, 2026
Mrs. Bice (for herself and Ms. Kaptur) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To authorize the Department of Justice to provide grant funding to accredited nonprofit organizations to provide better access to needed training for law enforcement officers in rural and smaller communities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Training Rural Law Enforcement Officers Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. TRAINING RURAL LAWFORCEMENT.
(a) Findings.—Congress finds the following:
(1) There are more than 18,000 local police departments and 3,000 sheriff’s offices in the United States. Of the local police departments in the United States—
(A) nearly half have fewer than 10 sworn officers;
(B) 3 out of 4 have fewer than 2 dozen sworn officers; and
(C) 8 out of 10 have fewer than 50 sworn officers.
(2) Federal funding available through grants administered by the Department of Justice for law enforcement is frequently complex in terms of the application process and requires specific reporting mandates.
(3) Smaller and rural law enforcement agencies often forego pursuing Federal funding opportunities as that pursuit creates a demand on already limited staffing, and those smaller and rural law enforcement agencies simply lack the experience and resources to navigate through the application process and to successfully adhere to the multitude of reporting requirements.
(b) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Accredited nonprofit organization.—The term “accredited nonprofit organization” means a nonprofit organization that, as determined by the Attorney General, has—
(A) the proper experience and expertise in relevant law enforcement training; and
(B) a strong track record of successfully conducting relevant law enforcement training in a particular training discipline.
(2) Law enforcement training grant.—The term “law enforcement training grant” means a grant awarded by the Attorney General under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) for the purpose of law enforcement training.
(c) Authorization.—An accredited nonprofit organization shall be eligible to receive any law enforcement training grant for the purpose of providing training to State and local law enforcement agencies if the training is—
(1) consistent with the priorities and objectives of the Department of Justice;
(2) provided to a law enforcement agency with fewer than 50 sworn law enforcement officers; and
(3) conducted at no cost to the law enforcement agency receiving the training. <all>
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