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Course detail: Law Enforcement Grant Writing 101

Course Description:

Want to boost your department's budget for training, technology, equipment, and personnel? Enroll in Law Enforcement Grant Writing 101-the only course tailored specifically for law enforcement grants. This two-day, 14-hour program equips you with the skills to identify grant opportunities, organize agency data, and write compelling applications. You'll also receive a custom grant writing workbook, a proprietary toolkit, and examples of successful state and federal applications. Invest in this training and learn how to secure the funding your department needs.

Core Competencies:

Participants will demonstrate strong communication skills to convey messages effectively to share their vision, goals, ideas, and issues.
Participants will use their knowledge, skills, and qualities to effectively perform the functions associated with management in their work environment.

Instructional Methods:

Practical applications
Minimal lecture

Course Objectives:

Equip participants with the essential knowledge to write effective, winning grant applications.
Prepare participants for the grant writing process by guiding them to compile all necessary information and data, and input it into the provided grant writing toolkit.

Who Should Attend:

This course is tailored for sworn and civilian law enforcement employees entrusted with, or aspiring to undertake, grant writing responsibilities for their departments.
Past participants have included Chiefs of Police, executive-level supervisors, line-level supervisors, and officers, as well as civilian administrative staff employed by law enforcement agencies.

Course Requirements:

Students must receive a 70% or greater on the post-test administered at the conclusion of the course.

Law Enforcement Grant Writing 101 is Nationally Certified by the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training.

This training is a $375 value. We are offering it at a reduced cost due to Congressionally direct funding.

Fitness level: Fitness Requirements and Expectation of Physical Risk: Sedentary

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The University of Kansas has determined that the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) main campus in Hutchinson and its regional sites in Dodge City, Hays, and Parsons are separate campuses. This determination was made in consultation with the Department of Education. The report is available online t: https://civilrights.ku.edu/clery.

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Session Information: SL26012F

Schedule:

Every day, starting on 09/16/25 and ending on 09/17/25

Times:

08:00am-03:00pm CDT

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Price:

Registration Fee : $100.00

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Participants are responsible for their own meals, lodging and travel. Please dress in layers, as the temperature in the room may be difficult to adjust. The session begins at 8:00AM and is estimated to end at 3:00PM. On-site registration will begin at 7:30AM. If you have any questions concerning this session, please contact CPSL at 620.694.1401 or by email at cpsl@ku.edu. Thank you again for your willingness to participate. We look forward to seeing you!!

Instructors

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Additional Resources

Evan Sorg

Evan Sorg
Prinicipal

Biography: Evan is a former New York City Police Officer, the Principal and lead grant writer for Police Grant Writing LLC, and an Associate Professor of Law and Justice Studies at Rowan University. He has been working with and training law enforcement on topics such as grant writing, crime analysis, evidence-based policing, and intelligence-led policing for over 10 years. Before opening Police Grant Writing, he served as a grant reviewer for the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice and has reviewed manuscripts for over 25 different criminal justice journals. A New Jersey native, he was contracted by the New Jersey State Police to complete a statewide gang assessment as part of a $2.1 million dollar COPS Anti-Gang Initiative grant in 2016. He has previously worked with the Office of Congressman Andy Kim to train and assist officers in Burlington County, New Jersey, to secure grant funding. He has taught courses internationally to police commanders in countries such as Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Belize through the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. He has written one book entitled, Foot Patrol: Rethinking the Cornerstone of Policing, served on the editorial board of Police Quarterly, and has published over 15 academic journal articles and book chapters, most involving the evaluation of policing strategies. Evan combines his practical experience and academic knowledge to write grants that are responsive to the solicitation's parameters, supported by data analysis and empirical evidence, and tailored to the client's jurisdictional needs. He is the Instructor for all Police Grant Writing courses.

Facility Detail

Edwards Campus

Regents Center 227

12600 Quivera

Overland Park, KS 66213

Cancellation Policy

A refund less a $25.00 cancellation fee will be assessed for all cancellations made in writing prior to 10 days before the start of the event. After that time, no refunds will be made.