Brian Harris, complements of PoliceOne
10 reasons to go for that next police grantThere really is no reason to miss out on some great opportunities to get your project funded or get that equipment you really need. Throughout my law enforcement career I have always been amazed at two things that can make a veteran police officer’s heart sink faster than a rookie who forgot his gun back at the jail. First is public speaking. One on one during that traffic stop, we do just fine. But go talk to a large group of citizens... forget about it. The second is grant writing. I have seen departments miss out on great opportunities simply because it involved writing a grant to get the money. “It’s too hard” or “I don’t have time” or “There’s too much follow-up involved” are among the most popular reasons given for not pursuing a grant.
Don’t get me wrong: what you may have heard is true. Grants are time consuming, grant applications are tedious, and grants generally come with some type of stipulation, like completing follow-up reports. Well guess what? Catching criminals is time consuming, arrest reports are tedious, and there is always some type of stipulation somewhere within our line of work. But it pays off in the end. So here are 10 great reasons why you should go after that next grant opportunity for your department when the time comes.
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