From the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security
The Kentucky Office of Homeland Security has a law enforcement protection program that provides LE agencies across the state with funds to purchase a variety of equipment (see below). After the description, you’ll find the website and contact name.
Law Enforcement Protection Program
Yearly Grant Timeline
Grant Open – 17 Jan
Grant Closed – 31 Mar
Award Notifications – Mid May
The Law Enforcement Protection Program (LEPP) enables KOHS to provide law enforcement agencies across the state funds to purchase body armor, duty weapons, ammunition, electro-muscular disruption devices, and body-worn cameras. These funds are available for cities, counties, charter counties, unified counties, urban counties, consolidated local government police departments, public university safety and security departments, sheriff’s departments and special law enforcement officers attached to school districts.
In awarding these grants, KOHS gives first priority to providing and replacing body armor and second priority to providing firearms and ammunition, with residual funds available for the purchase of electronic-control weapons or electronic-muscular disruption technology and body-worn cameras. Body armor purchased using LEPP funds shall meet or exceed the standards issued by the National Institute of Justice for body armor.
Applications are accepted from January 15 to March 31 of each year. Applications are reviewed by KOHS staff, and with approval of the governor, are awarded based on available funding.
LEPP IS A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT, AND FUNDS CAN’T BE USED FOR PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED EQUIPMENT.
DO NOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT UNTIL A SIGNED CONTRACT IS IN PLACE.
https://homelandsecurity.ky.gov/Pages/LEPP.aspx
Point of Contact- Mike Arth at mike.arth@ky.gov