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Requests cannot exceed $150,000 per agency. For as long as funding is available, agencies may submit one or more applications—however, the combined requested amount cannot exceed $150,000. For example, the total amount a group of interdiction teams under one law enforcement agency can request combined is $150,000 for the entire agency. Agencies are guided to request funding only for the specific amount needed to obtain the requested item(s) and the costs should be reasonable.

The Northern and Middle States Rural Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Program is designed to provide resources to small, rural, and tribal law enforcement agencies in the Northern and Middle States of the U.S. in order to support efforts in addressing precipitous increases of all types of crime unique to this region, including human trafficking, sexual assaults, extorsion, gang activity, murder, drug trafficking, and other forms of violent crime.

The list of eligible items is broad and may include the following. Note: Standard-issue items normally provided by a law enforcement agency in the course of its mission are not included in this program; for example, vehicles, weapons, uniforms, radios, and other standard-issue items.
  • Public safety equipment
  • Tactical equipment
  • Communications equipment, other than radios
  • Computer or networking equipment and peripherals
  • Computer software or mobile applications
  • K-9 unit support (K-9[s], K-9 training, K-9 maintenance)
  • Vehicle modifications (For a K-9 unit conversion or similar modifications only. Standard-issue, police vehicle equipment is not permitted.)
  • Other specialized needs that are not described above but which would aid the agency in fulfilling one of the program purposes described below
Funding requested must be used to fulfill one or more of the following program purposes:
  • Improve the agency’s investigative, intelligence, and/or interdiction capabilities
  • Enhance information sharing, including investigative and intelligence data sharing with other agencies
  • Enable agencies to participate in projects within the Northern and Middle States
  • Assist in projects/initiatives unique to an agency or its region
  • Improve dedicated communications capabilities
Note: This program is not designed for COVID-19 expenses, but should an agency provide an extreme circumstances need, the request will be reviewed.
While there is a broad range of eligible items permitted to be purchased through this funding opportunity, there are some that are strictly not eligible. These include standard-issue items that are considered part of the role and routine operation of a law enforcement agency, such as vehicles, weapons, radios, uniforms, etc. If vehicle modifications are requested, these are limited to K-9 unit conversions or similar special modifications only. Standard-issue equipment normally provided on a police vehicle is not permitted.

Applications are available in three formats (an online form, a downloadable PDF, or in print) and can be submitted in several ways.
  1. Online Form: Refer to this Application page.

  2. Download a Fillable PDF: Applicants may download a PDF version of the application or may request the PDF form by email at NORMID@NW3C.org. As a completion option, the PDF is designed as a fillable form that, when using an Adobe- or Acrobat-based application, can be completed using a computer and saved for later submission to NORMID@NW3C.org. The form may also be filled in by hand. Refer to Printed Applications below for submission information. Note: If any difficulties are experienced when completing and saving the form, agencies may print the form, complete it by hand, and either scan and email it to the address provided, or submit the application by fax or postal mail using the options in Printed Applications below.

  3. Printed Applications: Printed applications may be submitted by email, fax, or postal mail using the following options:
    Email:
    Email a saved (or scanned) PDF of the completed form to NORMID@NW3C.org.

    Fax:
    Fax the completed application using a cover sheet, sent to the attention of: NW3C: Northern and Middle States Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Program
    Fax Number: 304-368-2891

    Postal Mail:
    Mail the completed application to the following address.
    National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)
    Attention: Northern and Middle States Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Program
    5000 NASA Blvd., Suite 2400
    Fairmont, WV 26554
Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Louisiana, Oregon, Washington, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Alaska.
Law enforcement agencies that serve a population of 100,000 or less and are located within Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Louisiana, Oregon, Washington, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Alaska are eligible to apply. A small or rural law enforcement agency may be located in either:
  • An area or community, respectively, where no part is within an area designated as a standard metropolitan statistical area or
  • An area or community, respectively, that is within an area designated as a metropolitan statistical area, or considered as part of a metropolitan statistical area, but is located within a rural census tract.
A tribal law enforcement entity must be one that is part of a federally recognized Indian tribe and is located within Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Louisiana, Oregon, Washington, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, or Alaska.


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