Strong Communities Act of 2025

The Strong Communities Act of 2025 creates a new grant program under the COPS Office to fund law enforcement training. It provides competitive grants to local police departments for officers and recruits to attend training at eligible partner organizations (like colleges or police agencies), requiring them to work full-time in their home communities for at least 4 years after training. Recruits must live within 7 miles (or 20 miles in small counties) of their residence for 5+ years to qualify, and must repay benefits if they don’t complete the service. The program requires annual transparency reports detailing grant recipients, training participants, and retention rates.